just wanted to give you a heads up that the annual Mud Festival is next week. No joke, once a year the section of the river that runs through the city gets blocked off, drained and cleaned from the January 2- 9th, then filled back up. Afterward, the city holds its annual Mud Festival. I don't know exactly what dates you're visiting next week, but it's scheduled to happen January 10 - 13th. They elect a Mud King and Queen, pub crawls ensue, Mud Parade, Arts & Crafts, etc.
Other things to do--
- Ripley's Believe It or Not/Wax Museum--right across from the Alamo. The wax museum is neat--it has historical figures, movie stars from the 1920s and forward, the downstairs has all the scary stuff.
- Golf-the Quarry Golf Club (just a short trip up McAllister Fwy) is nice--the back 9 holes are set among a 90 acre limestone quarry. It's a difficult course and not for the faint hearted!
- Howl At the Moon Saloon--dueling pianos, loud and merry pub!
- Polly Esthers-dance club on College Street has three different dance floors featuring 70s, 80s, and Gen X music
- Suede Lounge--located on Houston Street, here is where to do a little stargazing. On occasion some of the SA Spurs (including Tony Parker and Eva Longoria) come to meet and drink.
- The Menger Bar--one of my favorite places to wind down the evening. This bar is one of the oldest bars in San Antonio. Resembling a pub, this was where Teddy Roosevelt used to recruit his rough riders
