1. Between the Mexican border and the Texan capital Austin, sits historic San Antonio. It is the ______________ city in the Lone Star State and one of America's top travel destinations.

2. San Antonio sprung up around 18th-century bell towers of the Spanish missions. Today, the city's popular ___________ connects these, and many other, iconic local attractions.

3. Walk in the footsteps of the heroes of the Texas Revolution, enjoy a festive atmosphere and experience the Latin culture. To give your feet ___ ________, cruise around in a river taxi or hop on and off vintage buses and trolleys.

4. Linger on café terraces to try __________ or European food in between rides.

5. A must-see is the Alamo, once a modest Franciscan mission and now a symbol of patriotism and defiance. In ________ it became a fortress manned by a few hundred volunteers who bravely tried to hold back an invading army of thousands of Mexicans. They didn't die in vain: The Texans won independence that same year, shouting: "Remember the Alamo!"

6. The nearby Institute Of Texan Cultures takes you even further ___________. See how America's first peoples lived and learn why the state has attracted immigrants from _______________ ever since. Step inside the simple dwellings to catch a glimpse of early life in the Southwest.

7. Catch the river taxi to the former 19th-century brewery that is now the San Antonio Museum of Art. This _______ building houses everything from the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet, and other ____________, to depictions of local history on canvas.

8. Back in the city center, there is always something going on in bustling Market Square. Listen to a ________ song, browse the stalls, or simply soak up the atmosphere. Take a short detour to the Botanical Gardens... visit the nearby Japanese Tea Gardens, with its amazing stone structures and the Jingu ____ _________. This exotic attraction, just north of downtown in Brackenridge Park, is an oasis in this otherwise arid corner of the Southwest.

9. In the same park is the Witte Museum. Let the children play before ________ the paintings and relics of San Antonio's past.

10. Your passport to adventure is the nearby San Antonio Zoo, good for some exciting _________ encounters. Just a half-hour drive from here, the residents in the Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch ____ ___ ______. The prairie and savannah animals here get to roam free within the park's boundaries.

11. On a hot summer's day, there is nothing cooler than descending into the Natural Bridge Caverns just ___ ___ ______. Follow the guide to a subterranean landscape of dripping stalactites and cathedral-like rock formations.

12. Outside, the playground for kids and adults is something for the truly brave. Find your _____ ____ __ the Riverwalk and explore La Villita, visit the craft markets around the old fountain, or see a band in a riverside amphitheater.

13. At the end of the day, ride the elevator to the top of the Tower Of The Americas, for a view you'll always remember. From the _______________ ______, San Antonio looks like a sparkling diamond under the night's sky...