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| San Antonio Attractions - The San Antonio Botanical
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The San Antonio
Botanical Garden |
The San Antonio Botanical Garden
555
Funston
San Antonio, TX 78209
Phone: 210-207-3250
Click here to visit their website
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The San Antonio
Botanical Garden, located close to downtown, encompasses 33 acres of
colorful seasonal floral displays and exotic plant specimens from around
the world. Highlights of the San Antonio Botanical Garden include
several formal gardens, the Lucile Halsell Conservatory, the Garden for
the Blind, Kumamoto En (an authentic Japanese Garden), and the
newly-renovated Texas Native Trail. This trail encompasses three
distinct pathways of extensive native collections representing the Hill
Country, East Texas Pineywoods and South Texas Plains. Four restored
early Texas houses, a limestone spring and bilingual signage enhance the
experience of the Texas Native Trail. The Lucile Halsell Conservatory is
afuturistic 91,000 square foot glass complex featuring diverse world
climates surrounding an aquatic garden courtyard.
Visitors enter the Garden through the
historic Carriage House where they find the Garden Gate Gift Shop and
Carriage House Kitchen (restaurant closed Mondays). The Garden is open
every day from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (closed Christmas and New Year's Day.)
Admission: Adults $6; Student/Military/Seniors $4; Children (3-13 yrs)
$3. Group rates available.
The San Antonio Botanical Garden is
highly suitable for use by people of all ages and abilities and is
wheelchair accessible. Free bus service can be found on VIA Bus Route 7,
the "Sightseer Special."
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