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are more than 25 kids' rides for the vertically challenged, as well as swimming pools and
water rides over in the White Water Bay area (open May to September).
The setting - against a limestone quarry that looks similar to the Arizona desert - is
dramatic, and there are plenty of shows and music. Parking is $17.
Fort Sam Houston
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HISTORIC SITE
( 210-221-0213) 'Fort Sam' - as it's known 'round here - is ready to enlist you for a little
military history. Its claims to fame? The Apache Chief Geronimo was held here for 40
days. It was also the site of the first military flight in US history in 1910. And it's home to
several historic buildings with designated museums.
The oldest building at Fort Sam (and Geronimo's short-term residence) is the Quadrangle
MAP ( 210-221-1232; 1400 E Grayson St; 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, noon-6pm Sat & Sun) , built in
1876. Today the Quadrangle is open to the public, and it leads through to a sort of petting
zoo: deer have been kept here for more than 100 years, and rabbits, ducks and chickens
abound. At the time of writing, the Fort Sam Houston Museum was moving into the Quad-
rangle, and should be complete by the time you visit.
In the northeast section of the grounds, the US Army Medical Department Museum MAP (
210-221-6358; 2310 Stanley St; 10am-4pm Tue-Sun) has a display of army medical gear
from the US and several other countries, including Germany, the former Soviet Union, Vi-
etnam and China, and a cool collection of restored ambulances, helicopters and a hospital
rail car. But what makes the AMEDD museum really worth the trip is the collection of
Civil War surgical gear, notably the disturbing saws and portable amputation kits.
Texas Transportation Museum
(TTM; 210-490-3554; www.txtransportationmuseum.org ; 11731 Wetmore Rd, off Wurzbach Pkwy; adult/under
13yr $6/4; 9am-3pm Fri, 10am-5pm Sat & Sun) This modest volunteer-run museum just northeast
of the airport boasts full-size, miniature and indoor scale-model railroads. On the week-
ends hourly train rides are included with the price of admission, and there are special holi-
day events for kids.
MUSEUM
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
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HISTORIC BUILDING
 
 
 
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