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The Best Indoor Activities in San Antonio

The great outdoors is great for a reason, but sometimes, we just want to stay indoors. It may be the weather, or it may be your mood. Whatever the reason, sometimes indoor fun is just as fun, if not more. So, if you're in San Antonio and seeking shelter, these are our picks for the best indoor activities in the city!

Including:

  • A San Antonio Spurs game
  • The Magik Theatre
  • San Antonio Museum of Art
  • LEGOLAND Discovery Center
  • Buckhorn Saloon and Texas Ranger Museum
  • and more!
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Go to a San Antonio Spurs game

Play ball! Well, you won't be, but if you decide to spend your inside time at the AT&T Center, then you'll certainly be watching some real ballers playing. Basketballers, of course, when you go see a game courtside!

The Spurs are the only major league team in the city, and they're the toast of the town! With five winners' medals to their names and surely more on the way, why not go catch a game and see what all the fuss is about?

The stadium itself is a joy unto itself, so load yourself up with some delicious food, pick up a Spurs cap, and go watch some guys throw and bounce a ball around for a couple of hours - great indoor fun when the weather's not on your side.

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Catch a show at The Magik Theatre

Bringing the kids with you? Why not take them to a magical place where they can enjoy educational and inspirational performances of some amazing children's tales? At The Magik Theatre, that's exactly what you'll get.

For nearly thirty years, The Magik Theatre has been committed to providing local and visiting kids with accessible theatre shows. With performances of favorites like The Very Hungry Caterpillar and School House Rock, they'll ignite the imagination of little ones the world over.

They also have camps and classes where kids can learn about theatre, storytelling, and become part of in-house productions. If you're looking for kid-friendly indoor activities in San Antonio, go check them out.

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Get cultured at the San Antonio Museum of Art

When you think about indoor activities, museums likely spring to mind. These houses of culture and intrigue draw crowds from all over the world, and thankfully, San Antonio has a fantastic art museum right in the city. It's called the San Antonio Museum of Art, and inside, you'll find over 30,000 artistic objects from 5000 years of human history.

Highlights of the collections include Egyptian, Greek, and Roman antiquities, Latin American artwork, contemporary art, and Asian art. There's even a special gallery dedicated to Texan art if you want to see what the locals cook up.

With so much to see and do, you can at least make an afternoon out of it. Then, when you emerge, who knows? Maybe the weather will be more to your liking.

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Hit the bricks at the LEGOLAND Discovery Center

This one's for kids and bigger kids alike. The 'colored brick that can' has been on the up and up for decades, moving from simple bricks to complex models, adding moving parts and machinery, and even breaking into the movie and video game industries.

So it's no wonder that they're now cornering the theme park market, and at LEGOLAND Discovery Center, you'll find a wonderful indoor land full of bricks, color, and activities. Featuring a miniature version of San Antonio, you and your little ones will also discover secrets from the Master Model Builder, save a princess on the Kingdom Quest Laser Ride, and even become Merlin's apprentice on a magical bike ride through the sky.

What more could a kid want when looking for indoor activities in San Antonio? Nothing. Nothing at all.

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Cowboy up at Buckhorn Saloon and Texas Ranger Museum

No trip to San Antonio would be complete without a bit of 'yee-haw' action. So, tick off that old box at the Buckhorn Saloon and Texas Ranger Museum!

The Buckhorn Museum was founded in the 19th century, when the owner traded with hunters and trappers to collect trophies from local wildlife. Now, you can find a whole world of species on display, from hundred-year-old bison to ten-thousand-year-old artifacts!

The Texas Ranger Museum gives you insight into the lawmen of the old west, and what life was like back then. Featuring hundreds of authentic ranger artifacts, from weapons to garb, as well as first-hand accounts of cases and bounties, it's a fantastic trip through history no one should miss.

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Knock one back on a Brewstillery Tour with VIP Whiskey Sampling

Want two booze tours for the price of one? Stuff it down with brown on this beer and whiskey double act, courtesy of San Antonio's own Ranger Creek.

For over a decade, Ranger Creek has been providing punters with this immersive distillery experience. Not only will you get key insight into how the brand makes its beverages, but you'll get to sample them too. Over two sweet, suddy hours, you'll be guided by friendly staff as they show you the brewing ropes, the equipment they use, and an overview of the distilling process.

Oh, and yes, you'll sample plenty of the good stuff. Enjoy plenty of samples of beer and whiskey, including a unique cask strength, future releases, and unique and rare whiskies, as well as some signature bourbon chocolates. What's not to love?

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Get prehistoric at the Witte Museum

Back on the cultural side of town, why not explore San Antonio's largest museum? With over 10 acres of space dedicated to everything from science to history, the Witte Museum is one of the best.

Explore the Naylor Family Dinosaur Gallery, where you'll encounter skeletons, excavate dinosaur bones, and learn about giant dinosaur footprints. At H-E-B Body Adventure, you'll explore the human body like never before. And at the Kittie West Nelson Ferguson People of the Pecos Gallery, you'll learn about the lives and travails of Tecan prehistoric hunter-gatherers. Gaze upon life-sized recreations of their camps, how they created artwork within caves, and what they did to survive.

Brilliant fun for little ones and big ones alike; if you're looking for indoor fun in San Antonio, you can't go wrong with Witte Museum.

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Get lost in the Amazing Mirror Maze

And finally, let's end things in a confusing place. If you like getting lost, or having your mind warped, why not try and escape the Amazing Mirror Maze?

Thousands of mirrors stand between you and the exit. Countless dead ends and secret corners await discovery. And thanks to the complimentary 3D glasses, the entire thing will come to life like no other maze. Do you have what it takes to escape?

Once you've beaten the maze, take a load off with the circus-inspired magic mirrors and try the Vault Laser Challenge – an obstacle course full of lasers you must avoid. Fun? You bet your butt it is.

And those are our picks for the best indoor activities in San Antonio! Wondering what takes place in the outside world? Check out Go City. With our Explorer Pass, you can see San Antonio's best outdoor bits at your own pace too!

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