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Market Square is the largest Mexican market in the United States. It is a three-block outdoor plaza featuring shops, restaurants and live music; it’s a super cute place to take pictures and a good place to bring the family. The El Mercado section has 32 specialty shops, and the Farmer's Market Plaza section has 80. If you’re looking for souvenirs and Tex Mex curios, this is the place. If you are looking for time-tested Tex Mex food, Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia opened here in 1941! (About 1 mile west of the convention center.)

Corey Chung & Cole McGuire

Left: Trinity student Corey Chung outside one of the many eateries at Historic Market Square. Center: Chung and Cole McGuire flank an example of indigenous Mexican skull art.  Right: McGuire in front of a colorful display of cut-paper banners at the market.

This is the site of the 1968 World’s Fair for which the Tower of the Americas was built. It is now a walkable park with a playground, coffee shops, restaurants, a wine tasting room and artisanal ice cream and ice pops. This area is in the process of revival and has some interesting new spots. (About 0.5 miles from the convention center.)

You can visit five 300-year-old Spanish Colonial missions along the San Antonio River on a 13.9-mile loop trail. The Mission Trails hike-and-bike system provides walking, bicycle and vehicular routes that extend south from downtown connecting the missions (from north to south): San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo), Concepcion, San Jose, San Juan and Espada. Each mission is unique, with lots of history. Visitors can rent bikes at the Blue Star Bike Shop in the Blue Star Arts complex. It’s an easy ride, and you can explore as much of the trail as you have time for. Lala’s Gortitas is a fantastic stop for lunch, just off the trail from Mission Concepcion.

The Mission Conception is one of five missions along the San Antonio River.

Blue Star is a contemporary art space that includes a collection of venues, shops and studios along with a coffee shop, restaurants and bars. This is a great place to sit down and grab a cup of coffee at Halcyon or engage with local San Antonio artists at Brick. We recommend grabbing a bite to eat (and a pint!) at the historic Blue Star Brewing Company. If you’re looking for some eclectic nighttime fun, this is a great place to go. You can also rent bikes here to explore the missions and other destinations. (About 1.2 miles south of the convention center or a 1.8-mile walk along the river.)

Anirudan Sivaprakash & Ashleigh Reese

Left: Trinity student Anirudan Sivaprakash outside the closed Blue Star Bicycling Company. Center: Bikes for rent and sale at the shop. Right: Sivaprakash and fellow Trinity student Ashleigh Reese outside Brick at Blue Star, an art and event space.

The Pearl is a collection of restaurants surrounding the historic Hotel Emma and Pearl Brewery. It hosts a weekend farmers market (both Saturday and Sunday) with local produce, meat and cheese producers and live music. If you’re celebrating, this a great place to stop by; the variety of fun activities includes a jazz club, food hall, dessert shops and bookstores. The Pearl is a personal favorite location of San Antonio locals. Go to the Pearl at any time of day and you will find people studying, sunbathing, reading novels, playing in the fountain or having a nice picnic. At night, the Pearl glows with a variety of multicolored lights; it is the perfect place for group pictures. (About 1.2 miles north of the convention center or 2.5 miles walking along the river or by boat taxi.)

Anna King

From left to right: Trinity students Anna King, Erin Jiang and Lauren Dotson visit the Pearl District in San Antonio.

Here are more shops and restaurants if you want to get away from the river for a time. This is a great place for a night of clubbing, drinking and having fun. Head to Little Death for some fine wine then to Brass Monkey for dancing. St. Mary’s is always super vibrant at night so you can have fun bar-hopping the whole street. If you want to hear live music in a proper venue head over to Paper Tiger.

The River Walk is often overwhelming in the evening, busy with tourists and conference goers. Breakfast or brunch, on the other hand, can be very peaceful and laid back. Many restaurants right on the River Walk, a short jaunt from the conference center, offer breakfast on the riverside.