A 10-gallon cowboy hat tip to Colleen Pence, the mastermind behind San Antonio Mom Blogs, for giving me the idea of creating this list of free things to do and see in San Antonio from all of my San Antonio Tourist blog posts. Colleen has created a Free in San Antonio Pinterest page that you’ll want to check out.
Even though I was not a child of the Depression, my mother was, so I was raised looking for bargains. You can’t get much more frugal than FREE. San Antonio offers a wealth of free things to do and see for fun, like the gorgeous Japanese Tea Gardens pictured above. Do you have any other favorite freebies I should add? Please post a comment below. ¡Viva San Antonio!
Olmos Park and Olmos Sports Complex Park
Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto of the Southwest
Crownridge Canyon Natural Area
Trinity University and Landa Library
St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church
Salado Creek Greenway (McAllister Park to Lady Bird Johnson Park)
Salado Creek Greenway (Loop 410 to Lady Bird Johnson Park)
San Antonio River Walk Christmas Lights
Mission Reach Hike and Bike Trail (walking is free)
San Antonio Museum of Art (free on Tuesday afternoons)
McNay Art Museum (free on Thursday afternoons and First Sundays)
Japanese Tea Gardens (also known as the Sunken Gardens)
Denise Barkis Richter, Ph.D., author of “San Antonio’s Passport to Fun,” has been blogging about San Antonio since June of 2010. Follow her at facebook.com/SanAntonioTourist so that you’ll never miss a post. Her love affair with the Alamo City began at Hemisfair in 1968. She moved to San Antonio in 1979 as an 18-year-old college student, and San Antonio has been her home ever since. Denise completed certification to become a professional tour guide in 2019. Please contact her at sanantoniotourist at gmail dot com if you’d like for her to curate a fabulous San Antonio experience for you!
Thanks for mentioning my Free in San Antonio Pinterest board, Denise! 😉
My pleasure, Colleen. Thanks for giving me the idea for this post! Cheers, Denise