The boats
River tours.
Irid Escent — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Irid Escent — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Irid Escent — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Irid Escent — CC BY-SA 2.0 · Irid Escent — CC BY-SA 2.0
The San Antonio River Walk is a city park and pedestrian street along the San Antonio River in downtown San Antonio, Texas, one level below the car streets, less than a kilometre from the city centre in a straight line. It winds and loops under bridges as two parallel sidewalks lined with restaurants and shops, linking the city's main sights, among them the Arneson River Theater, La Villita, the San Antonio Museum of Art and the city's five Spanish missions on the World Heritage List. The River Walk grew out of a disastrous flood in 1921, after which plans were drawn up to control the river. Today shady trees line it, stone and iron bridges cross it, and historic buildings and towers are mirrored in its calm green water. Tour boats run along the river, and walking the banks is pleasant in the morning and evening when it cools down. In spring a river parade of flower-decked floats is part of Fiesta San Antonio. Summers are very hot, so the shade along the banks is welcome.
River tours.
Stone and iron.
Shady trees.
Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States
Yes; boats are paid.
Spring and autumn.
