5 Reasons To Visit San Antonio This Summer

San Antonio, widely recognized as a top travel destination, is introducing even more reasons to bring the

 whole family to the Alamo City. Interactive world-class exhibits, close encounters with dolphins and giraffes,

 and a high-rise ride at a one-of-a-kind theme park are just a few of the new attractions visitors can find in

 San Antonio this summer.

In a city filled with new and tried-and-true attractions, highlighted below are just five of the new experiences

 visitors can have this summer in San Antonio:

• Enjoy High-Flying Thrills: Six Flags Fiesta Texas' Fiesta Bay Boardwalk brings three 
• new rides to the theme park. Guests will find themselves looping, spinning, and soaring 
• as they experience the new high-adrenaline thrills on Fireball, featuring a massive 7-story
•  looping frenzy; Hurricane Force 5, where riders take on the power of a storm and swirl 
• round-and-round while soaring high into the air; and Spinsanity, the ultimate whirling adventure
•  for daredevil riders.
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• Reveal the Hidden Worlds of the Maya: The story of one of the most sophisticated and
•  powerful civilizations of all time is being told in the largest exhibition to be brought to a San
•  Antonio museum in the city's history. The Witte Museum's "Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed"
•  is the first exhibition at the museums' new Mays Family Center and brings together hundreds
•  of authentic artifacts displayed in more than a half-dozen immersive and hands-on environments.
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• Ride on a One-of-a-Kind Ferris Wheel: Morgan's Wonderland, the world's first and largest
•  theme park designed with special-needs individuals in mind and built for everyone's enjoyment,
•  unveils its new Whirling Wonder Ferris wheel this season. This five-and-a-half story ride along
•  the shoreline of the park's catch-and-release fishing lake can accommodate guests with and
•  without special needs.
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• Swim with Dolphins: SeaWorld San Antonio's added attraction, Discovery Point, is the only
•  interactive dolphin experience in the state of Texas. Discovery Point is the largest single 
• capital investment in the park's 27-year history, doubling the size of its former dolphin habitat. 
• The attraction transports guests to a lush, tropical setting with opportunities to swim with the
•  dolphins and also see them swim and play in a new way through a floor-to-ceiling, panoramic
•  underwater viewing area.
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• Watch The Battle of the Alamo Come to Life: One of the most pivotal battles in American 
• history comes to life through "Battle for Texas: The Experience," a 22,000-square-foot "edutainment" 
• adventure in the Shops at Rivercenter. This interactive experience features more than 250
•  never-before-seen Alamo artifacts and heart-racing multimedia re-enactments of the 13-day 
• battle – allowing visitors to experience the Battle of the Alamo from the perspectives of the
•  mission's defenders and the Mexican army.

Along with these fun, family friendly attractions, visitors can plan their trip to enjoy San Antonio's 

numerous summer events, including the events below. 

JUNE

• Now – July 10: Storybook Houses – San Antonio Botanical Garden
• Now – August 13: (Friday and Saturday Nights): Fiesta Noche Del Rio – Arneson River Theatre 
• Now – September 5: Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed – Witte Museum
• Now – September 11: Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861 – 2008 – McNay Art Museum
• 3 – 6: Summer Art & Jazz Festival – Crockett Park
• 4 – September 5: Mathletics – The DoSeum
• 7 – July 26 (Tuesdays): Movies by Moonlight – Travis Park
• 11 – September 4: Highest Heaven – San Antonio Museum of Art
• 10 – 12: Texas Folklife Festival – Institute of Texan Cultures
• 11 – August 14: Summer Nights – SeaWorld San Antonio

JULY

• 1 – 4: Fourth of July Artisan River Walk Boutique – River Walk
• 2 – 4: Coca-Cola® July 4^th Fest – Six Flags Fiesta Texas
• 2 – 4: Independence Day at SeaWorld – SeaWorld San Antonio
• 2: "Pride Bigger Than Texas" Pride Parade and Festival – Crockett Park
• 3: Independence Day Celebration – Traders Village
• 4: The Official City of San Antonio July Fourth Celebration – Woodlawn Lake Park
• 8 – 29: Balcones Heights Jazz Festival Concert Series – Wonderland of Americas

AUGUST

• 6 – 7: Dog Days of Summer – San Antonio Botanical Garden
• 13 – 27: San Antonio Restaurant Week – Various restaurants

For more information on San Antonio's summer attractions and events, visit www.visitsanantonio.com.