Information and links for people thinking about moving to San Antonio TX. Links to sites that can tell you what San Antonio has to offer like hotels, things to do, nightlife, transportation, shopping and more.

Virtual Tourist

- See the Alamo
- The Riverwalk & Riverwalk Mall
- Hemisfair Park
- Sea World San Antonio
- Fiesta Texas
- Buckhorn Saloon & Museum
- Tower of the Americas
- King William Historic District
- El Mercado (Market Square)
- Zoo
- McNay Art Museum
- IMAX Theatre
- San Antonio Museum of Art
- Hard Rock Cafe

Berkeley Parents Network - Some posts from "normal" people regarding moving to San Antonio TX. What it's like, things to do, what they thought of the place when they were growing up and more. parents.berkeley.edu

Virtual Tourist - San Antonio travel guide. Information on hotels, things to do, restaurants, nightlife, shopping, transportation and more!. www.virtualtourist.com


Way back in 2004 someone posted on Berkeley Parents Network the following text asking about San Antonio

"My husband and I are considering moving to San Antonio TX. We visited the city and didn't see any real show-stoppers, but we have reservations. We're agnostic - it was odd to see cruxifixes prominently displayed in every home we entered (realtor tours).

We're not republican. We, but some fluke it seems, have many lesbian friends and didn't see much of a gay community in SA. Most homes are in gated communities which rubs us wrong, we don't want to live in an enclave that is, or pretends, snootiness.

On the plus-side if we decided moving to San Antonio TX most of the gated communities we saw had a central park and pool which would encourage neighborly play, we like that as kids are in our future. Air quality and crime seem slightly worse than here but not significantly. A 3-day visit didn't allow deep assessment of these impressions to see if any warrant greater concern.

Would you suggest us moving to San Antonio TX? Any ex-texans or san antonioians who can give a SF Bay Area impression of living in SA? Would you return? What do you or would you miss? roots might be pulled."

One of the replies to the above post
"To the people considering moving to San Antonio TX: I grew up in San Antonio from sixth grade through high school. My family was totally non-religious and Democratic, too. Now I live in Berkeley with husband, two kids, and many friends who are gay/lesbian +/- liberal Democrats.

Here is my impression of San Antonio: It is a very nice community to live in. Great place to raise a family--affordable housing, good weather, great Mexican food, easy commutes, etc. Politically, it is still Texas.

Besides being conservative and Republican, you will notice a certain macho-ness that is very Texan. Texans are not sympathetic to "weakness" so there is less tolerence for "otherness" there than here. There is a "clubbiness" to the community, too.

It's very small-town in that there are a limited number of powerful, rich "founding families" who intermarry, throw expensive balls, and run the yearly city-wide celebration called Fiesta.

Still, there is some funkiness and diversity to be found if you decided moving to San Antonio TX, and a lot of my friends from childhood who still live there love it a lot."