San Antonio travel guide

Top 10 sights in San Antonio

Ranked by Wikipedia language editions — proven fame.

1. 1© Zygmunt Put Zetpe0202 · CC BY-SA 4.0

   Alamo Mission

   The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States.

   KlookKKday
2. 2© Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0

   Tower of the Americas

   The Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot (229-meter) observation tower-restaurant located in the Hemisfair district in the southeastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States.

   KlookKKday
3. 3© Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0

   Cathedral of San Fernando

   San Fernando Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral de San Fernando) also called the Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria and Guadalupe (Spanish: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y Guadalupe) is a cathedral of the Cathol…

   KlookKKday
4. 4© Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0

   San Antonio Zoo

   The San Antonio Zoo is a 57-acre (23 ha) zoo located in Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas, United States.

   KlookKKday
5. 5© Liveon001 ©Travis Witt · CC BY-SA 3.0

   Mission Concepcion

   Franciscan Friars established Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña (also Mission Concepción) in 1711 as Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de los Hainais in East Texas.

   KlookKKday
6. 6© Zereshk · CC BY 3.0

   Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower

   The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower, also called Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Thérèse Church, is a historic Catholic church in San Antonio, Texas.

   KlookKKday
7. 7© Liveon001 © Travis K.Witt · CC BY-SA 3.0

   Mission San Francisco de la Espada

   Mission San Francisco de la Espada (also Mission Espada) is a Roman Rite Catholic mission established in 1690 by Spain and relocated in 1731 to present-day San Antonio, Texas, in what was then known as northern New Spain.

   KlookKKday
8. 8© Liveon001 © Travis K.Witt · CC BY-SA 3.0

   Mission San Juan Capistrano

   Mission San Juan Capistrano (originally christened in 1716 as La Misión San José de los Nazonis and located in South Central Texas) was founded in 1731 by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order, on the eastern banks o…

   KlookKKday
9. 9© Zereshk · CC BY-SA 3.0

   McNay Art Museum

   The McNay Art Museum, founded in 1954 in San Antonio, is the first modern art museum in Texas.

   KlookKKday
10. 10© Zereshk · CC BY-SA 3.0

    San Antonio Museum of Art

    The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) is an art museum in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. The museum spans 5,000 years of global culture.

    KlookKKday

Popular tickets & tours in San Antonio

Live products and prices are provided directly by Klook.

KlookOpen San Antonio activitiesBrowse tickets & toursKKdayOpen San Antonio activitiesBrowse tickets & tours

Trending now

Based on 2025 Wikipedia pageviews — popular places beyond the top 10.

1. 1© Copyright 2010 R.C. French Photography · CC BY-SA 3.0

   Morgan's Wonderland

   Morgan's Wonderland is a theme park in San Antonio, Texas. It has had over a net million guests since its opening in 2010.

   KlookKKday
2. 2

   Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

   Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

   KlookKKday
3. 3© Liveon001 ©Travis Witt · CC BY-SA 3.0

   Mission San José

   Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo is an historic Catholic mission in San Antonio, Texas, United States. The mission was named in part for the Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo, José de Azlor y Virto de Vera.

   KlookKKday
4. 4© Lonelysoulq (talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0

   Steel Eel

   Steel Eel is a steel roller coaster located at SeaWorld San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas. Manufactured and designed by D.

   KlookKKday
5. 5© Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0

   Institute of Texan Cultures

   The Institute of Texan Cultures (referred to as The ITC or The Institute) is a museum and library operating as a component of The University of Texas at San Antonio.

   KlookKKday
6. 6© Zereshk · CC BY 2.5

   San Antonio Botanical Garden

   The San Antonio Botanical Garden is a 41-acre (17 ha), non-profit botanical garden in San Antonio, Texas, United States, and the city's official botanical garden.

   KlookKKday
7. 7© Martin Lewison · CC BY-SA 2.0

   The Great White

   The Great White is an inverted roller coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio, and the first roller coaster to be built at a SeaWorld park. It was the first inverted roller coaster to be built in Texas.

   KlookKKday
8. 8

   St. Joseph Catholic Church

   The St. Joseph Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio, located at 623 East Commerce Street in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States.

   KlookKKday
9. 9© Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0

   Witte Museum

   The Witte Museum ( WIT-ee) is a museum located in Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas, and was established in 1926. It is dedicated to telling the stories of Texas, from prehistory to the present.

   KlookKKday
10. 10© Nima Kasraie (Zereshk on en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Bexar County Courthouse

    The Bexar County Courthouse is a historic building in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States.

    KlookKKday