The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day423

Day 423 — The Missions — San Antonio

Full day5h 30m planned
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392Deco, Greenwood & the Gathering Place393Free Day394Southwest to OKC395The National Memorial396Cowboys & Cattle397Free Day398South to Dallas399Dallas & Dealey Plaza400Fort Worth & the Stockyards401Free Day402South to Waco403Magnolia & the Mammoths404Free Day405South to Austin406The Capitol & the Bats407SoCo & Barton Springs408Live Music & BBQ409Free Day410East to Houston411Space City412The Museum District413Free Day414Down to Galveston415The Island416Free Day417Down the coast to Corpus418Bayfront & the Lexington419Padre Island National Seashore420Free Day421Northwest to San Antonio422The Alamo & River Walk423The Missions424Free Day425North to the Highland Lakes426Lake LBJ427Caverns, Granite & Bluebonnets428Free Day429German Texas & Enchanted Rock430Free Day431West to Big Bend432The Chisos & the Window433The Rio Grande434Marfa & the Stars435Free Day436Northwest to El Paso437The Border City438Free Day439East to Guadalupe440The Roof of Texas441Into New Mexico

A UNESCO chain of Spanish colonial missions.

  1. 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM· 3h 30m

    San Antonio Missions NHPNational Parks & ForestsAnchor

    Bike or drive the Mission Trail — San José, Concepción, San Juan, and Espada, a World Heritage Site.

    Bring: comfortable shoes

    6701 San Jose Dr, San Antonio, TX

  2. 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM· 2h

    The Pearl DistrictFood & Drink TrailsWorth it

    A brewery-turned-food-hall district with a great weekend market.

    303 Pearl Pkwy, San Antonio, TX

What the colours mean

On this day

  • National Parks & Forests1
  • Food & Drink Trails1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here