I'm a sucker for ethical ecotourism, and this place was amazing! I did the sunrise viewing, which…read moreis when the bats go back to the cave. There was a great number of volunteers who helped us check in, show us where to park, and also answered questions about the bats. I saw so many!!! Hoping to come back and do the sunset viewing :)

This is fantastic! Such a FUN experience. Total WOW factor. I had no idea it was the largest…read morepopulation of bats in the WORLD! Larger than Carlsbad Caverns! This warm cave is where pregnant bats come to give birth every year. Apparently there are more mammals here in one location other than humans in Tokyo! The facts you learn are just so educational and neat and they even tell you about the critters that come to the show to try to get a bite/bat to eat (skunks, raccoons, hawks, snakes, hogs, possums). It's just so neat to see the circle of life take place. The sound is like rushing water and it's as soothing as it is awe-inspiring. Such a neat thing to see and just in our backyard! This is definitely something to see and even learn about how the settlers would mine the guano and send it to Landa Park in New Braunfels to make gun powder. Who knew? Reconnect with nature and enjoy this amazing site- just bring plenty of water and bug spray.

"Bloom" by Leticia Huerta is a set of tall sculptures at the trailhead of Mud Creek Loop at…read moreMcAllister Park. They look like flowers but are made of powder coated steel pieces that look like giant bicycle parts. They are playful and colorful, and are a good landmark in a remote part of this big urban park.

Boerne is a small town just about 30 miles from San Antonio that is growing into a much sought…read moreafter suburban area. There is still a lot of old-world German charm with the architecture and layout of the town. Lots of fun things to do and see from the quaint shops, restaurants and bars to cave exploration (Cascade Caverns and Cave Without a Name) and water activities at the City Park. The park is popular for fishing and kayaking. There's a conservation center with trails, prairies and marshes. The center is over 150 acres (Cibolo Center). It's a small town with big energy and a great area to hit up during roadtrips.

Pronounced "Bernie" This old German town is a cool San…read moreAntonio suburb. It's located just out I-10 northwest of San Antonio, and a cool little side trip! It's a town located along between the highway and a river, which is picturesque and fun! The downtown area has all kinds of kitschy shops that sell Texas themed things to dust around your home. There's a bunch of wineries in the area, and there's plenty of places to sample the wines! Be sure to check out the German architecture throughout this town, with Bavarian style homes and businesses along Main Street. It's a sleepy little town, that has some big celebrations! This town knows their beer. For being such a small town, they really have a lot of bars, breweries, and beer joints. River livin' does that. Be sure to watch your speed through here.

My appreciation of this city in Texas is pretty Universal, yours might be too…read more Located in the rich distant Northeastern suburbs of San Antonio, you will find a couple of good Boba shops around here and some decent shopping, but it is pretty far from the heart of San Antonio, and the food options around here are not the greatest, that's for sure. It's still a nice, well-to-do suburban part of town which is well served by highways for sure.

(Let me begin by saying I was only going to give this event four stars but upon further observation…read moreand plus I was laughing inside to myself I give this event five stars! Besides a few quirks let me please again explain why.) In other cities they have Air Guitar competitions and hot dog eating olympic~sized games that come off as a sport. We don't have something that uniquely belongs to our city. Enter the Alamo Beard Club Facial Competition that puts the capital "B" back into beards. This event is an occasion that would even make the beards from ZZ-TOP proud! There are ten categories that participants are judged in for example, best mustache, free style and my favorite the best in bearded lady. They have really nifty prizes for all contestants and the facial best in show gets a killer belt, like some championship wrestler. Let me give you an overview of the event and some suggestions to you and them. If you love all things over the top this is the event for you! It was all in fun and for a good cause, a fundraiser for CASA a child advocate agency that serves as the voice for neglected and abused children. On this particular night the theme was "Wrestling." All over the club were dudes sporting beards in crazy shapes and lengths. There was a gentleman dressed as Randy "Macho~man" Savage. A fella done up in a fortune teller outfit. Another guy with a man dressed in red, with a beard that would give Edward Scissor hands a heart attack and thrashing a whip about the stage. The 502 Bar, which seems to be on everyone's lists of dives to frequent was up for the challenge. I did have an issue with the crowd capacity. It was packed to the gills at this place that night! So much so that it was hard to see all the competitors beards fully. And especially when enjoying the event. I like to kick back, drink a few and be entertained, if at all possible. On this night I couldn't tell you what the club looked like since there were people covering up every nook and cranny. It was even harder ordering drinks, but I must confess they have a pretty cool drink selection and it seemed like everybody was having fun. To say this was an intense experience is an understatement. This is the Superbowl, Wrestle-mania and the Oscar of the Beards all in one! But to me the participants were secondary to the Emcee, David Casas Zamora, who was the real hero of the night! I like how he introduced contestants and threw alot of innuendos around. It transformed an otherwise PG-13 night into a full adult show! David Casas Zamora is to Texas as Elton John is to England. He is an advocate for human as well as equal rights for gays. I mention this since on this night I saw an occasion for hyper masculinity and testosterone. Just the sight of men all furry with beards and mustaches, pounding their chests to Pantera, Van Halen and Queen in the background while David asked the guy with the whip who was thrashing it about to let him pull down his, "chones(underwear)!" It's so freakin' hilarious and pure genius! Kudos to the Alamo Beard Club for bringing him in as a last minute emcee! There was so much irony and hyperbole in the air that even when, "We are the champions" was in full blast it was not lost on the crowd. My suggestions to you if you go and no doubt this event will be bigger next year is to get there early! The traffic is arm to arm in here. Otherwise expect to be drinking with your friend or friends all night standing up. My suggestion to the Alamo Beard Club is to move this event soon to a bigger venue! While a sellout crowd is a good thing, why not move it to a bigger place where people can enjoy themselves? Isn't that your mission? Especially when the only role models for the righteous beard is Zack Galifianakis and the dudes from Duck Dynasty. Don't you want to spread awareness about your club and the almighty power of the Beard!!! I say go to this event. It is one you will never forget, I pinky swear! Next time you see a guy rocking a handlebar, chops, winter-beard or full viking facial hair show some love. Give them a hug! They're sensitive men too!!!...

Me so corny! Helotes is named for the Spanish word for…read more"Corn." Every year, this small San Antonio suburb has its annual Cornyval, a festival devoted to corn. You can get corn on the cob, creamed corn, roasted ears of corn- you name it. It's a cornstravaganza. The most famous thing about Helotes is John T Floore's Country Store. It's a famous Texas roadside honky tonk, where Willie Nelson himself used to play every weekend. The historic bar has seen nearly every famous country and western singer that matters. The local high school here is named after Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Justice of the United States Supreme Court! Downtown Helotes is quaint, with a bunch of frilly shops and knickknack stores. It's a beautiful little town in the Texas Hill Country that's quickly getting incorporated into the San Antonio metropolis. The big draw back on this city is the police force. They're notoriously strict about speeding, and would give their own mothers a moving violation for a single mph over the limit. Don't speed here.

Love this little community Floored country store…read more Bbq Antiques A few bars Bakery And so much more

san antonio city is too larges and to be found at there much more things to do and see places and…read morestay point..means hotels..we stayed at cheap hotels in san antonio holtes.Conveniently Located Near The Historic And Business Districts In San Antonio, Texas, The Quality Inn & Suites San Antonio/northwood Is Ideal For Budget Conscious Business Travelers And Family Vacationers. The Hotel Is Five Miles From Six Flags Fiesta And Eight Miles From The San Antonio Zoo. The Three Story Hotel Provides Guests With Easy Access To Market Square, The Famous Riverwalk And An Array Of Area Attractions And Sporting Venues. Guests Of Quality Inn & Suites San Antonio/northwood Will Appreciate The Warm Décor Of The Lobby, With Its Comfortable Sitting Area. After A Hectic Day Of Sight Seeing Or Business Meetings

If you are driving down IH 35 and you blink, you could potentially miss Live Oak, TX. It is…read morelocated between Selma and San Antonio, TX and considered a small suburb of San Antonio. Many folks move to the Live Oak due to affordable housing and overall greater spending power in a small town. Some large business like IKEA (anchor store), Home Depot, Target, Best Buy, Kohl's to name just a few can be found in the City of Live Oak. The City of Live Oak also has parks and a golf course. It presents a slower more appealing lifestyle than the hustle and bustle of a huge cosmopolitan city like San Antonio. In addition, it has all the amenities of a big city like retail stores, restaurants and movie theatre that you could find in a big city. You literally have the best of all worlds...affordability of a small town with access to a large city literally a few minutes away.

Live Oak seems to be where it's at!! This little suburb of San Antonio, located out Loop 1604 &…read moreInterstate Highway 35. It's squeezed in with a bunch of other little suburbs out here, like Cibolo, Schertz, Selma, etc. However, all those other suburbs have reputations for being crummy for having overzealous cops, high property taxes, and urban sprawl. However, Live Oak has it better- they've focused on HUGE corporations to move into their little town. They've been building out the infrastructure to handle companies like Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union and IKEA. They've built custom water towers, leveled large amounts of land, built roundabouts, etc for these companies. The town has it so good that they give out magnetic postcards to remind you how cool the town of Live Oak is! What a utopia!