Have you been to San Antonio Texas? It’s such a neat place. My two girls and I recently went to visit my aunt and of course we had to find some things to do in San Antonio Texas while we were there! I mean, what kind of vacation would it have been if we were not able to come back with some lasting memories.
Things To Do In San Antonio Texas
While we were in San Antonio, I created a little bucket list for our next visit, because there are so many fabulous things to do in San Antonio. Here are a few things to do in San Antonio Texas
Sea World
Okay, not everyone agrees with Sea World, but I can tell you that that was incredible. My favorite part of the whole experience was watching my kids faces light up when they saw a whale in real life. It’s something I will never forget, and it brought tears to my eyes because it was magical. Not only will they get to see an excellent marine-themed amusement park they will get to be up close to dolphins, penguins, dolphins and more.
Six Flags
We didn’t go to Six Flags, but we have been in the past. If you haven’t been to Six Flags yet I highly recommend it wherever you are.
River Walk
Okay, this is awesome and our hotel, Hampton By Hilton, was a hop, skip and a jump away from the San Antonio River Walk. If you visit the River Walk is a must see and a great place for an afternoon stroll along the Paseo del Rio.
San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium
The San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium is a great place to take the kids! It’s a fun and affordable way to spend the day, especially if you are running late lol. Yes, we hit up the zoo because we just couldn’t seem to get ourselves out of the hotel. Well, in all actual reality I couldn’t get the girls out of the pool, I think Mattie would have been happy staying at the hotel the whole time and swimming. Every time I turned around, she was asking if we could go back to the hotel, which was rather nice because mom got to relax a bit more than planned.
The Alamo
You know, this has been on my bucket list the past few times we have visited San Antonio, and for some strange reason, we never make it. Probably because the kids take forever to get ready, lol. Not really, this year it was because we just couldn[‘t get out of my aunt’s house in time. She lives alone so when someone comes to see her, well let’s just say leaving isn’t easy. So yes, we missed out on The Alamo again.
Ghost Tour
Did you know that you can take a ghost tour? Yea, I had no idea until we got home. Isn’t that the luck right, my aunt forgot to tell us probably so she had someone to visit with as long as possible lol.The Alamo City Ghost Tours and the Sister Grimm Ghosts Tour sounds AWESOME!
Morgan’s Wonderland
Yet another thing I didn’t know was in San Antonio until we returned home. Yes, my aunt told me when we called to let her we made it back home. Morgans Wonderland is supposed to be an excellent place to take the kids. They can ride rides, swing, a train, and tons more.
Majestic Theatre
The Majestic Theatre was built back in 1929, and it is an experience just to see. It’s beautiful, and the domed ceilings are painted with clouds and starts.
Tower of the Americas
This is awesome, and I can’t tell you how cool it was 750 feet in the air. Did you know that it is taller than the Space Needle in Seattle? It sure is, it’s the tallest building in San Antonio and give you a fantastic view of the area.
Witt Museum
You can experience what it is like to become part of the CSI team if you visit the Witt Museum. This is definitely on my bucket list.
I can’t tell you how happy I was to see the lights on the Hampton by Hilton once we arrived. It was a long drive, somehow an eight-hour drive turned into an almost 12-hour drive. Honestly, I don’t even know how that happened, but I’m thinking the 102 potty breaks had something to do with it. Basically, by the time it was said and done we flew by the seat of our plans, and I honestly think the girls would have been 100% happy staying at the hotel the entire time swimming. I’m not even joking.
We had fun on our trip, and to be honest we could have stayed with my aunt, but I don’t know if we would have been able to do anything, lol. We did go to San Antonio to visit with her, but I also wanted to take the girls to do a few things, so I found that staying at Hampton By Hilton was the perfect solution. Our stay at Hampton By Hilton was the only thing that went as planned – we planned on a beautiful place to stay that was close to the River Walk where we could get ready for the day, have a comfy place to sleep and relax, and of course, the girls were pumped about swimming. We were not disappointed with our stay at Hampton By Hilton in San Antonio one bit. The staff was accommodating, they went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable and were so sweet when I called to let them know we were running a few hours behind schedule.
The staff was accommodating, they went out of their way to make sure we were comfortable and were so sweet when I called to let them know we were running a few hours behind schedule. My personal favorite thing about Hampton By Hilton was that I slept like a baby and so did my kids. I’m super picky about where I sleep, but I have not one complaint, not even the pillows. Vayda, sleep like a rock star. She is probably going to kill me if she finds out I put this picture up of her sleeping but isn’t that what real travel is about. I mean, nobody sleeps like they do in the movies right. We’re real, we sleep real and real stuff always happens.
You know, traveling is never as perfect as they make it seem on TV, it’s real travel. By real travel, I mean road trips with the kids, work trips, or flying isn’t always the most glamorous thing. Things happen, our trips get real. We arrived late, forget things, stop for 105 potty breaks, I forgot to bring along snacks, we had planned on doing certain things in a particular order, and we did some of this stuff but not in any certain order.
You know it would have been easy to get upset because we didn’t get to do everything we planned and the road trip didn’t go as expected, but we did accomplish what we sat out to do. The whole trip planned because I wanted to spend time with my aunt, even if it meant missing things because she wouldn’t let us leave lol, to spend some quality time with my kids while we were there, and have a beautiful place to relax and sleep for the night. Which was all accomplished, not only did we have a good time we had a nice comfy bed welcoming us each night.
Long Weekender Package
Want to know something else that is really neat about Hampton By Hilton? They have a Long Weekender Package. See when you book a three day weekend you get 50% off your Sunday stay. Is that cool or what? You can get more details here here
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I was selected as a #RealTravel Blogger and participated in a paid trip to San Antonio courtesy of our friends at Hampton by Hilton.
