San Antonio Apartment Living

With its gorgeous River Walk that winds two (soon to be expanded to 13) miles along the San Antonio River, San Antonio is a breathtaking city steeped in history and loaded with charm. Whether you’re moving to San Antonio for the first time or want to rediscover it as a longtime resident, check out the 10 random facts about the Alamo City from the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau:

:: San Antonio was named for the mission the Franciscans constructed on the land, San Antonio de Valero, which was secularized in 1794 and then became the Alamo, a Spanish military installation.

:: San Antonio is centrally located between the east and west coasts.

:: The U.S.’s second-oldest park, San Pedro Park, is in San Antonio.

:: San Antonio has some of Texas’ most visited attractions and festivals, such as The Alamo, River Walk,

:: SeaWorld San Antonio, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio Zoo and Fiesta San Antonio.

:: The San Antonio Zoo, which houses more than 230 endangered species, is the third largest zoo in the U.S.

:: San Antonio is the second-largest city in Texas and the seventh-largest city in the U.S.

:: San Antonio is home to one of the largest concentrations of military bases in the country, with Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base and Brooks City-Base all located in the city limits.

:: San Antonio’s Fairmount Hotel, built in 1906, is in the Guinness World Records as one of the heaviest buildings ever moved intact.

:: During Fiesta San Antonio, an annual spring festival that brings in $284 million for the city, floats in one of the three parades actually “float” – down the San Antonio River.

:: San Antonio was the starting point of the Chisholm Trail, which provided a cattle route from Texas to Kansas after the Civil War.