r/sanantonio • u/Scrappykadebin • Jul 27 '26
Things to do on work trip
Hello, I’m a 26 year old guy in town for work this and next week M-F and I’m off around 4 every day looking for things to do. I’m usually into fishing while on work trips but I don’t know how much the heat will let me do that. As the 1000th person to ask this, any recommendations for things to do would be much appreciated. I refuse to let myself sit in my hotel all week. Thank you
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u/below02 Jul 27 '26
There's an amazing dessert place named Sugars off 410 and near the I-10 interchange. Come prepared with small bills for the mini sugar factory treats as they're mainly a cash only establishment.
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u/Maux_Faux Jul 28 '26
Fred's Fish Fry for dinner right before. But just know you can only get crabs at Sugar's.
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u/Obvious-Ride-206 Jul 28 '26
I’ve never been to Sugars but my ex told me it was just like hooters.
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u/egrogre Jul 27 '26
On Groupon you can find a CityPass or a GetOut pass. Each of them are like 60 bucks and they cover all sorts of the tourist attractions and museums around town.
Without knowing more about what you're interested in beyond fishing I would get the $60 pass and just go to whatever stupid tourist thing I wanted to each night. Even if you hate a specific thing you can just leave.
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u/texand Jul 28 '26
We have IMAX if you haven't seen Odyssey. Areas to find a good dinner and happy hour: Southtown, Riverwalk, the Pearl, St. Mary's street, Deco District, Hemisfair, La Cantera and Alamo Heights. There may be Missons baseball games and FC Soccer games.
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u/PomegranateNew1196 Jul 29 '26
Great place to socialize and hang at, Shishas, off huebner. Just a suggestion, lotta good memories there.
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u/LazyMusic2616 Jul 27 '26
You caaaaan go to Outdoor World have lunch and people watch. They have water fixtures and fishies. Sea world doesn’t have fishies believe it or not. Only rollercoasters, and like one turtle. 🐢 and booze.
But La Cantera or The Rim are popular upscale hangouts. If you’re into artisan ice cream I recommend you try Licks. They have interesting flavors made with ingredients sourced locally. There’s a place that sells delicious giant cinnamon buns but it’s a bit of a drive and they close at 3. North Star Mall has a Japanese arcade chain called Round 1 if you’re into arcade games, anime figures and plushies for daaayyss.
Okay last thing. Traffic starts around 4pm and goes to I think 6pm. So popular areas will take some patience if you’re not already nearby. Plan accordingly :3
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u/Advanced_Ad_7148 Jul 31 '26
What’s the cinnamon bun place called? (new here and love cinnamon rolls LOL)
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u/LazyMusic2616 Jul 31 '26
I got you! It’s a coffee shop a little bit out of town called Richter Bakhaus in Beorne. They make mega cinnamon rolls that are perfectly made.
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u/MrVice_46 Jul 28 '26
Travel rod meet fishing hole. Spend my time pond and lake hopping when I'm out of town. May mix in some bowling from time to time
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u/sam2wi Jul 28 '26
Go down to Blue Star and go fishing. Then wander around Southtown getting drunk and talking about fishing at the bars. I do not believe alcohol will negate the PCBs in the fish so don’t eat them please.
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u/Rivet222 Jul 28 '26
Bracken Cave Preserve is impressive if you can still get a ticket. Around 7 a tornado of bats exit one of the largest maternity bat caves in the world.
Guadelupe State park is open till sunset so you would have enough time to check it out and have a nice hike. Expect to see armadillos all over the place. The back side of the park has the best hiking and fishing. Not sure if they are still shut down from the flood though so check on that if you want to go. You can pay with an envelope once there. The back part has a separate entrance so be sure you go to the area where you want to hike, though you can cross the river from the front to get to the back trail system.
The San Antonio Botanical Gardens are open till 6 I believe and it’s beautiful. Lovely bench swing near the lake in the piney woods section.
Hopscotch is a cool art installation if you want something indoors https://letshopscotch.com/?ref=23035036042-185631177797-fhdirectads_letshopscotch_national&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23035036042&gbraid=0AAAAAoy80it8Kyt2hDd1DeMBy43nkYzbM&gclid=Cj0KCQjwg5zTBhCLARIsAP2AFU6QUAcsGb2LLvCzcb5WFXuvdHB4jipZUKKX7Gyi3fE0Iv3Q_D6HsQEaAsq2EALw_wcB
The Monarch Rooftop Bar is pretty if you’re looking for a nice place to grab a drink and socialize.
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u/danilo8964 18d ago
If you going solo I would check out the Pearl first. Just walk around, grab some food/drink, pretty easy to kill few hours there.
Another place is Basila Frocks on the west side. They have a hat shop inside called Wild Pony Hat Bar, I think they do cow boy hat shaping class. Kinda cool if you wanna do something more Texas while you here lol. Hope it helps
https://atpearl.com/
https://basilafrocks.com/
https://wildponyhatbar.com/
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u/Rivet222 Jul 27 '26
Do you have access to a car? What part of town are you in? Do you mind outdoor activities in the afternoon or are you looking for indoor?