The San Antonio Conservation Society has spearheaded the preservation movement by providing both a fascinating history and a model for other preservation effort

Few American cities enjoy the likes of San Antonio's visual links with its dramatic past. The Alamo and four other Spanish missions, recently marked as a UNESCO

San Antonio was named for the Portuguese Saint Anthony of Padua when a Spanish expedition stopped in the area in 1691. The actual founding of the city took plac

Illustrated photographs and narratives describe the history, restoration, and continued development of San Antonio's River Walk.

The rich, multicultural heritage of San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country provide the backdrop for this first comprehensive guide to the culturally significant