Here are just a few of San Antonio’s latest additions!

Hot Summer, Cool Art!
San Antonio’s Museo Alameda will introduce Mexico at the Museo this summer with exhibits that explore Mexico’s Indian and European roots, Catholicism, pop culture and African presence through art. Featured artists will include Diego Rivera, José María Velasco and José Juárez, among others.
Enter the magical world of Leonardo Da Vinci at the Witte Museum’s U.S. debut of The Genius of Leonardo. Explore Da Vinci’s mastermind through machines built from his drawings. Models include a moving battle tank and equipment devised for man to walk on water. This moving experience will run from June 21 - September 7.
The McNay Art Museum just unveiled their new Jane and Arthur Stieren Center for Exhibitions to display even more of their prized collection. The addition was designed by renowned French architect Jean-Paul Viguier and integrates the use of natural light through an intricate glass-paneled ceiling.
July is Contemporary Art Month (CAM) in San Antonio—the nation's only annual, month-long, citywide celebration of the contemporary arts. CAM showcases San Antonio’s diverse and flourishing art community with exhibits throughout the city.
Enjoy Art in the Garden at the San Antonio Botanical Garden with sculptures from Susan Budge and John Surls set amid the serene landscape. This convergence of art forms is a draw for all art lovers.
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of HemisFair with the Institute of Texan Cultures’ exhibit, HemisFair 1968: San Antonio's Introduction to the World. The exhibit will run through April 9, 2009 and offer a retrospective look at the 60s and how HemisFair catapulted San Antonio into the limelight.
There will be an arts and crafts show along the River Walk for 4th of July weekend and Labor Day weekend. Local and regional artists, craftsmen and jewelers will set up shop for the most unique San Antonio shopping experience.

Music is in the Air
Fiesta Noche del Rio has been a San Antonio tradition for 52 years, entertaining guests with a seven-act musical fiesta that features the music and dance of Mexico, Spain, Argentina and Texas. Performances will be held on Fridays and Saturdays from May 16 - August 9 at the River Walk’s historic Arneson River Theatre.
Live bands will fill San Antonio’s Botanical Garden with music on the third Thursday of each summer month for Concert under the Stars. Lay a blanket on the plaza and watch the sun set over the Texas sky.
Willie Nelson's Family Picnic with Merle Haggard, Pat Green, Ray Price, Los Lonely Boys, Asleep at the Wheel, David Allan Coe, Ray Wylie Hubbard and Billy Joe Shaver will perform at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on the 4th of July.

Iconic San Antonio
Step back in time to the days of the Texas Revolution with an audio tour of the famed Alamo. Relive the pivotal battle where 189 defenders of Texas independence held the old mission for 13 days against 4,000 Mexican soldiers.
Known as the center of the city, prestigious Main Plaza recently unveiled a glimmering new facade with exquisite landscaping, stonework benches and interactive fountains. This summer, Main Plaza will be bustling with farmers’ markets from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday, a lunchtime music series from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and a children’s literacy series with kid-friendly entertainment like puppet shows.

Theme Park Thrills
The largest marine life park in the world, SeaWorld San Antonio, has a brand new water ride this season—Sidewinders, a multi-flume water slide that launches you into 90 degree turns of slippery fun! Just down the road, Six Flags Fiesta Texas has unleashed Goliath, a massive inverted roller coaster that soars 150 feet into the air.
If you dare seek more fun, head north for the all-new Dragon’s Revenge at Schlitterbahn, the world’s best water park according to the Travel Channel. The Dragon’s Revenge is a family ride with eight uphill blasts, six creepy caverns, a two-story free-fall and one angry dragon.
Looking for something a bit more unusual? The world’s largest Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium just opened in San Antonio’s historic Alamo Plaza, right across from the Alamo, next to the famed River Walk. Proving that truth can be stranger than fiction, Ripley’s is known for providing exhibits that showcase the ultimate in odd and bizarre like a two-trunked elephant, a 512-pound iron meteorite and locks of Marilyn Monroe’s hair, among other oddities.
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will present the 137th edition of The Greatest Show on Earth at the Alamodome for six performances, July 2 - 6. From exotic animals to trapeze artists, there will be plenty of fun for kids of all ages!
Have you ever thought about zip lining through the Texas Hill Country? Head over to the Don Strange Ranch where you will be able to soar 60 feet in the air. In addition to zip lining, enjoy catch and release fishing, hayrides, a baby animal farm and bike trails.

Out and About
Explore more of the city than you bargained for, when you go deep underground at Natural Bridge Caverns for their new Illuminations Tour. This beautifully-lit exploration embarks on some of the caverns’ most delicate and rare formations like unusually long stalactites and waves of “cave ribbon.”
Come back out and enjoy the sunshine at Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch. Red kangaroos and Bactrian camels have just been added to their safari park which is home to over 40 different species of native, exotic and endangered animals.
Round out your wild excursion with a stop at the San Antonio Zoo where over 3,500 animals are ready to welcome you with chirps, growls and a ton of monkeying around! The Zoo’s new Africa Live! exhibit transports you to the land of Africa to experience the continent’s plants and animals. - Courtesy of the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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