Yes. Drained periodically to retrieve cell phones, vegan cookbooks, Austin apartment guides and Patagonia puffer vests from our West Coast visitors.

I’ve been all around the world and San Antonio still has one of my favorite downtowns.

You didn't hit any of the nearby Missions??!! For me that was the coolest part of San Antonio. I did a self-guided tour of them on a Sunday morning when I went there and came to one just outside of downtown to hear beautiful Spanish guitar and singing and walked into the Mission to see it was a father and his young daughter performing the last song of their set. I'm sure I won't get as lucky if I ever get to go again so I will always cherish that once in a lifetime moment.

Lived in San Antonio for years, one of my favorite places. The prettiest city in Texas and one of four unique cities in the United States.

No one goes to San Antonio in January. December is a great time. And it's fun to go during festivals. San Antonio is a beautiful city.

I love towns that have public art scattered all over. I remember going to a town that had bear statues all over, and I walked all around just looking for them so I could take a picture. Turned out to be really fun and was a good way to experience the stores and restaurants in the town.

Loved the guitar music in the background ❤ Thanks for another great video ❤

Briggs, glad you made the attempt; sorry you didn't know about them draining the "river" My wife and I have family in TX. We got to enjoy downtown San A. and really enjoyed the restaurants, the Alamo and of course the river cruise. You'll have to make a return trip.

I actually moved to San Antonio from Atlanta partly because of your videos! Been here almost a year now

come back during Christmas season to the River Walk

I was at the Bexar county courthouse for jury duty last week. Also took my dad to Brackenridge Park to see the Sunken Japanese Tea garden today, not realizing it is Fiesta this weekend, while my son and grandson went through the zoo. I live in Alamo Ranch and I never go downtown just because of the traffic. I do love the area around downtown, Alamo Heights, Fort Sam Houston.

🤣🤣🤣 Even the 'thanks for watching' sounded defeated. Don't worry, even Pee Wee Herman felt the same way when he went to San Antonio looking for his bike in the Alamo's basement. It must be a thing with the city...

Thanks, Mr. Briggs for coming to visit our hometown. There are a lot of interesting places, and, of course, all those SA natives will chime in on what they believe is interesting and beautiful in our town. I've lived in SA all of my life...(64 years) and I rarely go downtown. Still very proud to live here and it's grown so much that there are parts of the city that I've never gone to. Timing is everything for our city.....in February we have our annual Stock Show and Rodeo. In April, our annual Fiesta celebration (a collaboration of events throughout the city and surrounding areas over a 2 week period) with good food, drink and celebration...topped off by a day and night Parade featuring bands and cheer squads from local schools and includes area talent. Christmas on the Riverwalk is also a sight to see which also includes a parade on the river. There is, of course, the Alamo and the 4 missions (San Jose, San Juan Capistrano, Concepcion and Espada). Hope you give our town another peek in the near future. Wish you well! Lou C.

I was born at Fort Bexar. My son graduated as a combat medic and I finally went to San Antonio. My best place I visited was the Fire Department Museum. My husband is retired firefighter and my other son is serving the museum held a special place in my heart. They warned if you fell in the river walk to just stand up as it’s only four feet deep. They still rescue people who drown in the river every year.

Sorry about the river

Shame you didn't get to enjoy the River Walk. At a conference during the fall, I took a boat to the end, had a nice Mexican meal and beer, then rode the boat back. Very pleasant evening.

Briggs, I was just in San Antonio earlier this month (I went there with my brother as part of a Texas trip to see the solar eclipse), and it was truly a beautiful place. Our hotel was right at the Riverwalk, and there was so much to enjoy about the place. The boat tour on the river was great fun, and we did it at night when all the scenery was lit in brilliant colors. I recognized a lot of the stuff you shared in the video (Tower of Americas, Hemisfair, etc.), and I also dined at an extraordinary Mexican restaurant called Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia (it blows away every Mexican place in my hometown of Raleigh, NC). Hope you get a chance to visit there again soon under better circumstances.

These travel videos that you have done lately have been great. Hopefully you do some more. I would have thought that there would have been more people walking downtown as it seemed deserted in a lot of places. Great video!

One of my favorite cities in America. It is absolutely gorgeous when the river is full. Honorable others, Seattle, Las Vegas, New York, Charleston SC, San Francisco before 2010, Portland Oregon, West Virginia. lastly Richmond VA. Thanks Briggs.

You should have come here now! Fiesta! Lol I'm sorry you didn't get to experience the Riverwalk the way you wanted to. I hope you come back again.

I was there at Ft. Sam Houston in the early 90's as an reserve nurse training for combat duty. I really loved it there.

Nice video, sad that the river was drained. Unfortunately stuff💩 happens! It's good to see the other featured sites.

I made the same mistake 35 years ago when I moved to San Antonio. I was told that it is pronounced Beh-har. There is a story about how the name came to be. Apparently there was a General in the Mexican army whose last name was Bear, but his hand was injured in combat, and he could not sign his name to a declaration of intent. So, instead he just simply put an X and his last name was filled in around the X. And so we have the legend of BeXar county.

Fun fact, downtown has the old Guenther hotel...its where Robert Johnson recorded his crossroads blues sessions.. for those who don't know, Robert Johnson is where the story of someone selling thier soul to the devil at the crossroads to plat guitar comes from

Went to a professional convention in San Antonio many years ago. It was a great trip, hotel on the river, easy walking, got to the Alamo etc.

You ought to do more of this. Your video reminded me how COOL San Antonio is. 😁

SanAn is my favorite city. I love its culture, architecture, food, and Riverwalk, and I can't wait to find a reason to go back.

I was in San Antonio multiple times with the Air Force and absolutely loved the Riverwalk, there are so many different places to eat. and it was always so lively and exciting to be down there.

The first time I went to San Antonio was for basic training....but I've enjoyed every other trip there !

I was stationed at Ft. Sam 78-79. The wife and I always had a new thing to do every month, couldn't do much on a military salary back then, The Alamo, Breckenridge Park, Tower of the Americas and the Riverwalk. And restaurants to die for!

I was just in San Antonio this morning and stopped by the Alamo and Riverwalk on my way back home to Dallas!

I love the old missions just south of town.

5:14 video saved by squirrel!

We used to go to Austin for our short getaway trips, but now we prefer San Antonio. It's cleaner & feels a lot safer.

Try spring. If you come during Fiesta, it’s like a mini Mardi Gras. Also, go to the Pearl. It’s a cute area downtown.

Stayed there for 3 months as tdy with the Air Force and loved it.

Mr. Briggs, your videos never a fail. I appreciate your sharing real footage as it is, no filters. I didn't know they drain the river. Now I know :) Thank you!

Have wanted to go to San Antonio for a long time. Maybe one of these days I'll be able to make the trip. Thanks for taking us along Briggs and sorry about the River Walk.

Hey Briggs, there’s more to San Antonio than the Riverwalk. If your were there recently, you were there during Fiesta, the biggest party in Texas.

Beautiful architecture, wow, what history, and BEAUTIFUL music that you put with the video!

dang, what a horrible time to visit. Also, in January the trees and the grass are not green. If you were there today on April 21, it would be amazing. I'm not from there but I have loved visiting the times that I've been.

Have family in San Antonio. My biggest disappointment was the actual Alamo mission bldg being downtown. The Riverwalk was beautiful at Christmas.

Briggs, if you decide to visit San Antonio again, take the train! I did, all the way from British Columbia in 2010. It was a work trip for two weeks, but I really enjoyed the train ride. I can recommend some restaurants too, if you’re interested, I’ve been to SA about 20 times.

Well, if it helps any, our SA trip back in 2003 was botched. On the day we were passing thru, the Alamo was closed due to construction and we never got to take a tour. To make the situation worse, we took a picture in front of the Alamo and the guy who took our picture for us, had his finger in front of the lens, cutting off half of the picture. Haven’t been back to SA since!

San Antonio was my base for the eclipse. I really liked it. The River Walk was cool. I couldn't get near The Alamo: too many people in town, and the whole area was under construction. Another time. By the time it was obvious the weather wasn't going to cooperate alternate locations were getting hard to find (and expensive), so I hoped for the best and saw good stuff through gaps in the clouds from Junction, TX. Saw an armadillo run across the road. Hit the bathroom and gassed the car up at Buc-ee's. Of course. 😎

On our last San Antonio trip, the hop on hop off bus was a big hit. If you spend too much time at the River Walk, you start feeling like a mall zombie.

We were there (rving)a couple of months ago and the river walk walk was spectacular as well as the other sites in town! The Texas hill country was nice! Love it!

I have lived in San Antonio for 12 years - always construction going on! Another super cool place to visit is Savannah Georgia if you like San Antonio.

I have watched a number of your videos you seem like a nice,polite guy.Anyway interesting video TA!!

“including a GOAT” 🤣 you were in my hood! sorry it was uneventful, but I hope you at least got some good Mexican food while you were here!

I went in a Ripley's believe it or not once and it was great lot's of interesting things to see and you can learn a lot too.

Went to San Antonio traveled around on the hop on hop off bus. A great trip.

Born in that country. Brooks Army hospital/1953. Welcome to Texas. 🕊️Texas/USA 🇺🇸

Yeah. Thank you for the video. I am undecided where I want to go for vacation.

Check out how the Fairmount Hotel was moved to its current location in San Antonio. Also, the construction of the Hilton was unique!

My wife runs and did the Rock n Roll Marathon (2 fulls and 2 halves I think) in SanAntonio. One trip we were walking by San Fernando Cathedral and decided to attend at least part of the Mass. Well, a little late and it was a Quinceanera Mass. The girl whose 15th birthday it was got up and sang a Hymn. It was like listening to an angel! Beautiful voice. Anyway, sorry you missed out on the Riverwalk. Take care.

Good to see you out and about.

Haha! I remember when you went there. You were so bummed! It's still a beautiful city, and you got some good info. Not a loss.

Thanks Briggs! I've never been to San Antonio. Sorry you picked the wrong weekend. That Riverwalk does look nice.

Briggs, San Antonio is one of our favorite places. I felt bad for you that the river walk was closed. There are many other great things to do there. I hope you made it to the mexican market and Mi Tierra Restaurant. There is so much history to take in there like the missions and musiums. Great food too. Better luck next time.

There is a huge park with a children’s amusement park, a rock garden and horses to rent. My children loved this park. Not sure is all is still there tho.

Sometimes I miss home. Thank you Briggs for showing me what I've been missing. Maybe I'll go visit soon

You missed a slew of touristy things like the rest of the missions, Natural Bridge Caverns, tour King William district, ghost tour, Botanical Graden and Japanese Teas Garden, etc. The other experiences are more for family such as Sea World, Fiesta Texas, San Antonio Zoo.

good info. luv the Kerdashian statement.

I have watched many of your videos and I recall you mentioning this trip "fail" many times. My heart goes out to you :-)

I went once in 2011, and I loved it, but wish I could go again. And I'm sorry to hear about that situation you had...

A great video Jimmy, I would not call it a failure. San Antonio is my favorite city in Texas. Frank Tolbert journalist and Texas historian stated, “ Every Texan has two homes, his own and San Antonio”. I agree with a Frank. It’s only about a five hour drive from my home and I don’t get to go there nearly as often as I wish.

I am amazed it attracts 41 million visitors a year.

Thanks for the post!

I used to live in San Antonio for 4 years and I really do appreciate the city. They got some AWESOME amusement parks!

Interesting fact: Santa Ana stayed at the Hyatt across from the Alamo. On a more serious note, San Antonio is an interesting blend of American and Mexican culture. Many great restaurants and things to see. Check out Rosarios restaurant near downtown for excellent food, especially the sour cream enchiladas!

I visited San Anton once on the way to Mexico, did a River Walk boat tour and at the time they had some sort of family event and the whole town seemed to be at the RiverWalk. Place looks old (the architecture). Had no idea they get 41m visitors a year, it sounds inflated (not buying it).

I watch Judge Boyd from Baxter Cty all the time, she’s such a good human, and the residents are lucky to have her. I live in Texas and actually thought about going in January, glad to know about the water way getting drained every couple of years. Thanks for visiting our state!

San Antonio is one of my favorite towns in the country and with my job (hot shot driver) I get to see everything our incredible country has to offer

I worked downtown SA for years. It’s terrible when they drain the river walk. It smells horrendous. It’s necessary though. It’s a man made River in a party zone so it gets absolutely disgusting. So sorry you came when it was drained. Bummer

One of my favorite cities anywhere.

Sad you missed out and came here when the river was drained. What you see downtown however is just the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more to the area

You're right that the outskirts are nothing to look at, but that the downtown has things to do including the Pearl Street Market.

I lived in San Antonio from 1991 to 1998. I still miss it. Had a blast living there. Don't miss the heat.

The north side is super nice too. I grew up there. Can’t go wrong with the la Cantera area and stone oak.

So But there are so many restaurants and shops in the Hemisphere. Also- Southtown and King William and the Mission Trail.

I live in SA. I remember when you were here for this. I'm sorry the river was drained.

I went to San Antonio once. I was spending Thanksgiving in Kerrville with my girlfriend and we went for the evening. It's only about an hour and a half drive. Wish I had had more time. I'm going to have to go back.

Reminds of the time I really wanted to see majestic stars fill the night sky so I booked a trip to Bryce Canyon NP, UT. Nothing, a week of cloudy weather. I liked this video, it was amusing and informative. Hey life happens. I would have liked to see some food and drink reviews too.

It has been many years since we were at the Riverwalk. You could get a hotel on the water reasonably years ago. You need to plan a return visit.

Appreciate this

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I went to San Antonio to see my brother graduate from boot camp. Then I went to Hawaii to visit a friend. Wasn't there long but other than the water way it wasn't all that impressive. Very dusty. Other than a few bits you needed to drive all over to do anything. Also met up with a friend there who went to college there. My parents and aunt stayed behind and got so bored they tried and failed to find a flight back early. I enjoyed it for a one-time, two day thing. But don't really find a compelling reason to return.

I always wondered about this trip.

The last time I was on the River walk in San Antonio, I was asked to please not drink beer from the pitcher of beer I had purchased. I had to pour it in the glass. Since then, I've become sober; but If I did drink, I'd want to drink the beer straight from the pitcher, and the whiskey from the bottle.

Man Fiesta is going on right now down here. You should have went to the botanical gardens, the Sunken Japanese Tea Garden, go out to the Pearl, eat BBQ at 2M or even Pinkerton's (even though they are originally from Houston) I'm sort of sad you didn't get to see more of San Antonio and just hung out near the Riverwalk.

What do you do when you are going to Lackland AFB for Basis Training and you get there 3 days early and have no money? You spend 3 nights at the Green Gate Club Burlesque on N. St. Mary’s St. in downtown San Antonio! Yes, myself and my buddy did just that.😊

Also Phil Collins the singer donated his 80 million Alamo collection to Alamo

Bear county became Bexar county when some asked where it was on a map. Then someone pointed and drew an X right in the middle of the name. 🤣

Definently have to go back in summer and get the full experience

I am so sick that I can't sit up!!! Thank you for taking me traveling with you in spirit

My first rip to San Antonio, well near there, was to Lackland AFB for basic training and tech school in 1983. But, I never left the base to see the city. 2 years later, as an Airman 1st Class, my wife and I drove from Sacramento to SA to visit her folks. We got to see a lot of the city. It was impressive.

Sorry you went when they drain the river. If you go back go during December! Also .. downtown is ALWAYS under construction.

4:30 that hotel was moved there in 85’ and set a world record

Briggs on the river has a nice ring to it.