The Architect Told He'd Drown

Down to the River Walk, San Antonio

3 min story8-stop walk

The story

You're at North Saint Mary's Street, and just below the traffic, one full level down, the San Antonio River is sliding past in its green loop.

All 8 stops of San Antonio River Walk Tour · $4.99 · up to 4 phones

San Antonio · 8 stops · 1 h 8 min · 1.8 mi

1
Alamo Plaza
The Shrine That Became a Grocery StorePhoto: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
2
The Menger Hotel
The Hotel That Beer BuiltPhoto: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
3You're here
Down to the River Walk
The Architect Told He'd DrownPhoto: Mark Bonica from Durham, NH, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
4
Arneson River Theater
A Stage With a River Running ThroughPhoto: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
5
La Villita
The Little Town the River Kept RebuildingPhoto: Johnpeter2008 at en.wikipedia (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
6
Tower Life Building
Twelve Wedding Rings and a TowerPhoto: Leaflet (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
7
San Fernando Cathedral and Main Plaza
The Church That Watched the Alamo FallPhoto: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
8
The Spanish Governor's Palace
The Last Wall of a Vanished FortPhoto: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

Written from public sources, every claim checked against them, narrated by a synthetic voice.