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San Antonio is the second-largest city in Texas (after Houston) and the seat of Bexar County. Situated on the San Antonio River, this progressive city has managed to achieve a cosmopolitan air, even while retaining its sense of tradition and history. The result is a mingling of Southern, Tejano, German, and Wild West cultures. The city has a military tradition that extends back to 1718, when Don Martin de Alarcon constructed a military fort to protect the fledgling settlement. Today, San Antonio is home to several military installations, including Fort Sam Houston, Lackland and Randolph Air Force Bases, and Brooks City-Base.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- San Antonio, with its historic missions, storied River Walk, always-vibrant El Mercado, exquisite dining, and fabulous accommodations, is the most romantic city in Texas. The February cover story of Texas Highways -- about following the westward stretch of El Camino Real -- celebrates San Antonio's old favorites and explores some popular new attractions, including the recently restored Aztec Theatre and the dynamic Museo Alameda. The journey continues to Carrizo Springs and Eagle Pass, historic destinations in their own right, before ending at the Rio Grande.
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The hub of San Antonio's nightlife lies around the River Walk area. Dance clubs, bars, lounges and restaurants keep buzzing into the early morning hours, ensuring all revelers have a blast. The surrounding downtown area ... houses many lounges and bar, as well as some larger nightclubs.
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San Antonio's landscape of rolling hills and a narrow river that winds through the area makes it a uniquely attractive big city. Its numerous plazas, parks, historic buildings and spacious residential streets add to the local beauty. Residents and visitors alike enjoy the tropical climate, with hot, rainy summers and mild winters (the average winter temperature is a balmy 65 degrees!).
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San Antonio is a popular tourist destination. The jewel of the city is the River Walk, which meanders through the downtown area. Lined with numerous shops, bars, and restaurants, as well as the Arneson River Theater, this attraction is transformed into an impressive festival of lights during the Christmas and New Year holiday period, and is suffused with the local sounds of folklorico and flamenco music during the summer, particularly during celebrations such as the Fiesta Noche del Rio. Also based along the River Walk is the newly restored Aztec On The River, the only surviving exotic-themed movie palace in Texas.
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The city of San Antonio is home to five of Texas's top ten tourist attractions and welcomed over 21 million tourists last year that spent over $4 billion at their destinations. The Riverwalk, laced with cobblestone and flagstone paths, winds its way through the middle of the business district and is the second most popular tourist attraction in Texas, with the Alamo, located about two blocks away from the project, topping the list as number one.
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