River Walk, San Antonio, Texas

A view of the San Antonio River Walk outside the Marriott River Center hotel. The River Walk is a world-renowned 15-mile urban waterway. Also known as Paseo del Río, the River Walk is a San Antonio treasure and the largest urban ecosystem in the nation. Tucked quietly below street level, it provides a serene and pleasant way to navigate the city by foot or aboard a river barge for a ride and guided tour.

 

The River Walk winds and loops under bridges as two parallel sidewalks lined with restaurants and shops, connecting the major tourist draws including:

 

▪ The Shops at Rivercenter, an upscale downtown mall;

▪ Arneson River Theater, an outdoor performance theater;

▪ Marriage Island, an islet in the middle of the San Antonio River on the River Walk that is used for weddings;

▪ La Villita, an historic arts village;

▪ HemisFair Park, the site of the 1968 World's Fair;

▪ Tower Life Building, a late Gothic Revival skyscraper on the National Register of Historic Places;

▪ San Antonio Museum of Art;

▪ Pearl, the historic former Pearl Brewing Company; and

▪ San Antonio's five Spanish colonial missions, which have been named a World Heritage Site, including the Alamo.

 

San Antonio is the seat of Bexar County. With an estimated population of 1,547,253 in 2019, it is the seventh-most populous city in the United States. The metro population is 2,550,960, making it the 24th largest metro area in the nation.

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