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Buckhorn
Saloon or Hall of Horns I can almost hear the women
moaning. O.K., perhaps this is a guy thing, but until you've
actually seen it don't disparage. It truly is a remarkable
collection of trophy and unusual animals and fish. Begun in 1884
by Albert Friedrich, he became the proprietor of the Buckhorn saloon in
1887 which has been in one form or another in operation since
then. I can't possibly describe all that is enclosed, however, I
will make special mention of some memorabilia of Ad Toepperwein and his
wife Plinky that's here. Ad and Plinky were long time residents of
San Antonio. Both expert marksmen they traveled for Winchester
performing exhibitions of marksmanship, one of the most outstanding of
which occurred in 1907 when Ad shot over a period of ten days 72,500
wood blocks 2 3/4-inch square thrown into the air, missing only 9!
This is an exhibit you will see nowhere else in the world.
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318 E. Houston
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Real close to Hyatt Hotel
210-247-4000
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San Antonio
Botanical Garden Located on 33 acres this is a
pleasant place to see examples of local vegetation along with their
other collections. I'm not much into plants myself, but I do have
it on good authority that they have some interesting stuff. I
know the grounds are very pretty. On some Saturday mornings the
local Audubon society leads bird watching walks through the
grounds. The Garden also holds annual sales of their plants on particular
weekends and I have one friend that makes this event a pilgrimage.
Then there are the special evening concert events the Botanical Garden
hosts throughout the year.
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555 Funston
210-207-3250
Adm $2-$5
Take Bus route 7
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San Antonio Central Public Library Why would I lead you here? Because, if you are into glass art, the
library recently purchased, through a contribution, a magnificent Dale
Chihuly art piece. It must cost many hundreds of thousands of dollars and
you can see it for free. Just go up to the second
floor.
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600 Soledad
210-207-2500
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San
Antonio Zoo I used to think zoos were for kids, but I
was wrong. I recently spent the day in Brackenridge Park around
the grounds of the zoo and had a delightful time. There is a large
social support group, the Friends of the Zoo, that has an annual
Zoo Ball and I've got plenty of friends that are involved with it.
This really is a superb zoo. It's set in a natural rock quarry
before any zoo even had the idea of doing so. So the setting
really makes it.
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3903 No. St. Mary's St.
Daily 9am-5pm
Adm $8 adult to free
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I would be remiss if I didn't at least mention the two major theme
parks in town. Although not what one normally thinks of in a trip
to an historic town, I'll at least give you the web links to the
places. Both are on the edge of town quite a way away.
SeaWorld
Adventure Park Take
Bus Route 64
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Six
Flags Fiesta Texas Take
Bus Route 94
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Tower of the Americas
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