Stephen Austinarrived in the city—then seat of the Spanish government in Texas—to follow through on a permit obtained by his father for the admission of 300 U.S. families into the territory. In December 1835, at the outset of theTexas Revolution, Texan forces occupied the Alamo. They ...
HemisFair, Texas' World's Fair, and is still one of Western Hemisphere's tallest freestanding structures. Rising 750 feet to the antenna tip, the Tower is 87 feet higher than Seattle's Space Needle, 67 feet higher than the Washington Monument and 52 feet higher than the San Jacinto ...
as it routed Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. The Alamo is open every day of the year except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Hours of operation are 9:00am to 5:30pm Monday through Saturday and 10:00am to 5:30pm on Sunday. The Alamo remains open on ...
This annual festival dates back to 1891 and celebrates the memorial of the Battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto. Over 3 million people cluster in the city to see this incredible festival. There are fireworks, parades, boat flotillas along the river, music, and it’s the only festival in ...