Cheap Car Rental San Antonio

Welcome to San Antonio, Texas – the Venice of America! This city located in the southeastern part of Texas owes its reputation to the San Antonio River that makes its way through the inner city. The riverbanks are lined with tropical flowers, trees, waterfalls and the many picturesque bridges that cross it.  Alongside this river which is more than 2.5 miles long, there is the well known Riverwalk, the Paseo del Rio. Here there are many street cafés, restaurants, boutiques and shops which is the center of tourist and social life. Here at the latest you will get a feeling of the Spanish-Mexican flair.

Around 50 % of the 1.5 million residents of this seventh largest and oldest city in the USA have a Spanish-Mexican background.  This is not only because San Antonio is near the Mexican border. The Spanish mission station “The Alamo” belongs to the most important historical sites in Texas. In 1836 the 13 day long war, the Texas Revolution, took place here between the Texan independence freedom fighters and Mexican troops around the “Mission San Antonio de Valero”. Western fans certainly will know about this because of the patriotic movie “The Alamo” with John Wayne. The battle ended after a first defeat against the Mexicans, the victory for the Texans a few weeks later. Since then, the mission that was renamed “The Alamo” in 1793 has been considered a symbol of bravery. You have to visit this historic memorial in San Antonio!

All you have to do is follow the twelve miles long “Mission Trail” that can be recognized by the blue markings on the sidewalk. It connects all five missions with each other.  Das San Antonio Children’s Museum, the Hertzberg Circus exhibition, as well as the Buckhorn Saloon and a western bar that also sells bizarre souvenirs from Texas can also be found in the vicinity of the Alamo Square.

San Antonio has a lot more to offer than that, though. Therefore you are best off and more mobile with a rental car and can get around the way you want to. You will be astonished to realize that even German settlers in San Antonio have left their traces. You will see these in the impressive “King William Historic District”, a picturesque city district with elegant Victorian houses. These were built at the end of the 19th century by rich German merchants and were once known as the „Sauerkraut Bend”. Today it is one of the nicest neighborhoods in the city and is a great place to go for a walk. The Mexican district “La Villita” is also a must to visit. All around the Market Square there is a fiesta feeling in the air and it fills the surrounding Mexican restaurants with a Latin American zest for life. A trip the “La Villitas” is especially worth the while in April for the 10 day Fiesta which focuses on the “Battle of Flowers Parade”. You can experience firsthand how the boats decorated in flowers travel the San Antonio River and see performances by mariachi bands and flamenco dancers.

A visit to the approx. 738 feet high “Tower of the Americas” that is found to the southeast of the downtown district is really worthwhile. For a couple of dollars you can visit the viewing platform – where there is also a restaurant – and take in a breathtaking view of San Antonio.

It is highly recommended that children and animal lovers take a trip to the “Sea World San Antonio“. This can best be reached with the rental car and is around a 15 minute drive to the west of the downtown. Just like other theme parks, among them a German one, with the largest and best water rides in the country. Also recommended are car trips going east to the beautiful white sandy beaches on the Gulf of Mexico in Corpus Christi and the South Padre Island. Of course there is also the possibility to spend half a day on a trip to the border city of Laredo and cross the Rio Grande. It is up to you which highlights you choose. In this sense: So long!