Big Cities, Small Prices

You’ll save money the minute you leave the airport: a taxi ride downtown costs as little as $25, compared with about $45 in Dallas. The original three-mile River Walk is expected to expand to 15 miles next year, all the way to four of the city’s Spanish colonial missions. The walk already connects downtown to the San Antonio Museum of Art, with its collection of American landscapes (210-978-8100; samuseum.org), and to the historic Pearl Brewery complex, now home to trendy restaurants and shops. A handy online coupon program (visitsanantonio.com) knocks down the price of hotels and attractions. — Photo courtesy of Russell Kord/Aurora