A 60-minute tour which guides you through some of the most popular attractions in San Antonio, such as the Alamo and Institute of Texan Cultures, the Alamo Trolley Tour makes for a pleasant way to experience the diverse sights and sounds that San Antonio has to offer. Not surprisingly, your first stop with the Alamo Trolley Tour is the Alamo itself. Built in 1718, this site has had a very significant role to play in the Texas Revolution, with the legendary Battle of the Alamo staged here in 1836. The next stop, which is the IMAX Theater, invites you to journey through the tumult of the Battle of the Alamo, with the movie, "Alamo... the Price of Freedom." Here, you can even load up on souvenirs and other keepsakes of your visit to San Antonio at the Rivercenter Mall, and then cruise away on the tranquil waters of the lagoon on a Riverboat ride.
From here, you are then lead through the Institute of Texan Cultures, which houses a number of interactive displays, each of which offer a unique eyelet into the tremendous ethnic and cultural diversity that permeates this region. The Hemisfair Park, which houses the 622 foot-tall Tower of the Americas, is also yet another noteworthy highlight of this journey of San Antonio discovery. The Alamo Trolley Tour then trolleys you to Mission San Jose, where you can closely examine life within the mission walls, and then steers you towards the Mission Concepción, which is as famed for the exquisite frescoes it houses, as for its repute as the oldest unrestored stone church in the country. But as locals here will vouch, no visit to San Antonio is complete without a trip to the vivacious El Mercado, or Market Square, or even the San Fernando Cathedral which having been founded in 1772, is amongst the oldest Catholic Parish Churches in the south-west. Your final stop with the Alamo Trolley Tour is La Villita, dates back to 1750s, and still embodies the rich cultural diversity, vivaciousness, and traditional laissez-faire of that era.
Details:
- The price of your ticket includes transportation and narration.
- This tour departs from the Alamo Visitor's Center near the Alamo in the Historic Menger Hotel. Parking is available in a nearby parking garage or mall parking lot.
- Cameras are welcome!
- This tour is great for all ages!
- Casual dress is recommended.
- This tour is handicap accessible.
- Your tour takes place in an air conditioned open top trolley.
- **Keep in mind that this is a drive by tour. You won't be able to get out and explore each of the sites on this tour.
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