Parque+Brackenridge

Parque Brackenridge
[|Brackenridge Park] is a 343.7 -acre tourist attraction about two miles north of downtown San Antonio. The park is named after George W. Brackenridge who was one of the city’s leading citizens and was the founder of one of the city’s newspapers. The park is filled with tree-covered paths capable for walking, running, and bicycling. It’s also has many recreational parts for fishing and pedal boating on the San Antonio River, picnicking, and athletic fields. Also, in addition there is the Brackenridge Golf Course, which is the oldest golf course in Texas.

San Antonio Zoo is what makes Brackenridge Park the tourist attraction that it is. [|San Antonio Zoo] is ranked as one of the top zoos in the nation holding over 700 different species, and 300 animals in its 25 –acre campus. The zoo is very popular with kids and schools that there are 103,000 children that come to the zoo a year for school field trips. The Zoo started with George W. Brackenridge's love of animals. He started collecting animals in 1914 and once his collection got big enough he was able to turn it into a zoo. Brackenridge Park is the biggest outdoor attraction in San Antonio due to the San Antonio Park and all of the recreation choices that it gives. Steven P