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San Antonio Hotels and Visitor Information
Region: Texas
State: Texas
Population: 1,144,646
Elevation: 701 ft
Area Code(s): 210
Information: Convention & Visitors Bureau, 203 S St. Mary's St, PO Box 2277, 78298; phone 210/207-6700 or toll-free 800/447-3372
Email: sacvb@sanantoniovisit.com Web: www.sanantoniocvb.com
Area Description:
San Antonio is the county seat of Bexar County (pronounced "bear") located in the U.S. state of Texas. The city is on the northern edge of the South Texas region and southeast of the Texas Hill Country.
San Antonio has the South Texas Medical Center, the largest and only medical research and care provider in the South Texas region.
Ignore the "Don't Mess with Texas" bumper stickers--San Antonio's a great place to mess around and do some sightseeing. A crossroads to Southern Texas and Mexico, this city is Tex-Mex at its best: local sidewinders wearing ten-gallon hats, mariachi songs floating through the warm air. You'll find water taxis on the river, world-class art collections in Spanish colonial mansions, serene old missions, spicy tacos and huevos rancheros. And there's amazing countryside to boot. Bienvenidos to Fiesta City!
While you're here, don't miss some of the best Tex-Mex cuisine this side of the Río Grande. Some restaurants never close, so as you're winding down a night of partying on the River Walk, you can sample a tamale at 2 a.m.
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