The Last Wall of a Vanished Fort

The Spanish Governor's Palace, San Antonio

3 min story8-stop walk

The story

You're standing on Plaza de Armas, just west of Main Plaza, with City Hall close by and Market Square a short walk beyond.

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
3
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
8You're here
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.