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You can take a boat ride from downtown to the Pearl, it's 4 miles long I encourage it! there is also a levy system on the river that is an amazing wonder!
@@japnikki Ooh I did not know you can take a boat ride to the Pearl, what a cool tip! I do remember our tour guide talking about the levee system - fascinating stuff.
If visiting on a Sunday, I would recommend finding free metered parking with Spot Angels. You could use this link: www.spotangels.com/san-antonio/downtown-parking Otherwise, I would park at Houston Street Garage. You could use this link: maps.app.goo.gl/Mag4ZrYn3jV1MYbj8 It's only a block away from the Riverwalk at the part nearest to the restaurants (the north side). Also, it's max $10 per day, which is a steal compared to other nearby garages. You can even park your car there overnight and save much more than dealing with SA hotel valet parking at $40+ per night.
Quick history of the Riverwalk: After the flood of 1921 (where the water was 8ft high on the street level), the city fathers wanted to enclose the river and make it a drainage tunnel. Luckily, they couldn't get the citizens to vote for the money to do so. When the Great Depression occurred, Maury Maverick got the WPA to rebuild La Villita and create the Riverwalk, designed by Robert Hugman to be the "Venice of America". However, it got a reputation of a place NOT to go (Casa Rio was the only restaurant on the river) until Hemisfair, the 1968 World's Fair. It's always nice, but from Thanksgiving to New Year's it's magical with the lights in the trees.
Thank you for enlightening us with that history! It’s so interesting to learn how things become the way they are. Why did it initially get a reputation of somewhere not to go? Was it because it was boring and barren?
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You can take a boat ride from downtown to the Pearl, it's 4 miles long I encourage it! there is also a levy system on the river that is an amazing wonder!
@@japnikki Ooh I did not know you can take a boat ride to the Pearl, what a cool tip! I do remember our tour guide talking about the levee system - fascinating stuff.
Boat Captain Jose was Awesome, 9- 28-29 when I was there , Riverwalk San Antonio lots of fun
Glad you a had a good time! He made us laugh the entire time
Thank you for sharing!!
absolutely, hope you found it helpful! ☺️
Thanks, cuz! I'll be back in January!
Nice! Hope it's a good trip!
Tnx nice video, we’ll be travel to san Antonio in may. great tips
Glad you got some value out of it! Always good to plan early
Nice work! :) We thought it was pretty cool when we first saw it -- didn't know it was there beforehand. :)
Thanks! That must have been a pleasant surprise!
From driving into San Antonio, to walking down the stairs, the Riverwalk almost feels like a separate world at times.
Couldn’t agree more. It’s lovely
Where do you recommend parking to walk and eat at the Riverwalk?
If visiting on a Sunday, I would recommend finding free metered parking with Spot Angels. You could use this link: www.spotangels.com/san-antonio/downtown-parking
Otherwise, I would park at Houston Street Garage. You could use this link: maps.app.goo.gl/Mag4ZrYn3jV1MYbj8
It's only a block away from the Riverwalk at the part nearest to the restaurants (the north side). Also, it's max $10 per day, which is a steal compared to other nearby garages. You can even park your car there overnight and save much more than dealing with SA hotel valet parking at $40+ per night.
The Mexican food on the River walk cost the same as anywhere else. Same at Market Square.
Quick history of the Riverwalk: After the flood of 1921 (where the water was 8ft high on the street level), the city fathers wanted to enclose the river and make it a drainage tunnel. Luckily, they couldn't get the citizens to vote for the money to do so. When the Great Depression occurred, Maury Maverick got the WPA to rebuild La Villita and create the Riverwalk, designed by Robert Hugman to be the "Venice of America". However, it got a reputation of a place NOT to go (Casa Rio was the only restaurant on the river) until Hemisfair, the 1968 World's Fair. It's always nice, but from Thanksgiving to New Year's it's magical with the lights in the trees.
Thank you for enlightening us with that history! It’s so interesting to learn how things become the way they are.
Why did it initially get a reputation of somewhere not to go? Was it because it was boring and barren?
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The production on your videos is ridiculous, crazy to me you only just surpassed 1k subs, def a lot more to come! Thanks for the traveling tips!
Thank you! A lot of labor and love goes into it, glad it is coming through to others!