Spanish Governor's Palace, San Antonio TX

It gives you a different perspective on how wealthy Spanish families used to live. Also, faith was a vital part of their daily lives as they display the cross in every room.

This was a great historic place to visit. It is a restored home from the 1700s. Staff was friendly. I would definitely recommend this place.

This a very interesting stop to make in between the riverwalk and Market Square, a couple of blocks between both.

So happy this was within walking distance of the River Walk. I stayed at Hotel Valencia and it was nice being able to walk to the ‘palace’. The palace was quiet and a great walking tour from room to room while reading the history. Hard to imagine what it was back in its glory days. Meaning things were much more limited then. For $5, it is a must stop. Plenty of public parking within feet if you choose to drive.

It was the original headquarters (residence and work office) of the captains of the military garrison from 1722 until the beginning of the 19th century. The house has a few rooms furnished with pieces from the Spanish colonial period, and a patio with a garden. The visit is not a big deal, it is done in a moment.

Unfortunately after walking here, I found out they did NOT accept CASH. Our admission was a total of $3 which I knew from the website. Cash made sense to carry and pay with. I even had the exact amount of cash. The attendant at the check-in admitted the website does not say they do not accept cash. From the little I could see from the entrance, it looks like a fine place to visit and learn. Just wish my grandson (who i pushed here in a stroller) and I could have visited. Thankful for the website info and pics. Spanish Governor's Palace - Please update your website.

A year or two ago, I went on a sisters grim ghost tour. The Spanish Governors mansion was one of the location we visited while on this tour. I didn't go inside, but I did get a tour around the property. It was a wonderful experience leaving about the history of this place.

Neat museum that enshrines the governor's palace and all that goes with. Good look into the history of the house and its furniture. 5 bucks well spent.

Not very impressive. Lots of mess around the side and the back of the facility. $5 per person to visit. You can get into the Alamo for free! Not a very good value.

Beautiful place, nice place to visit and nice to see how it must of been years ago! Love that it was self guided.

Was slightly disappointed by this place so I’d say the $5 admission is fairly priced. In addition to it being small and lacking in a clear idea as to what it’s history was, about 50% of more were fabrications built in 1930 of what “it could have been”. Enjoyed the outdoor gardens and architecture

If you like history, it's great to see the life in the early 1700's when the Spanish colonized the area.

Share 100 years before the Alamo and even though rebuilt different from original form it's still an amazing piece of History you should check out.

It’s not a palace, was never used by governors, and most of the rooms were added either in the late 1800’s as commercial storage, or in 1930 as phony recreations of rooms that never existed.

The only history lesson here is an example of re-writing history.

It only has three small rooms from the Spanish 1700’s, which were used as office and living space by the captain of the military compound.

However, it is worth a visit. It’s only a $5 fee, only 2 blocks from the Riverwalk, and only a block from the San Antonio Cathedral, which is the second oldest Catholic cathedral in the US.

We visited the Spanish Governor’s Palace unfortunately on a day that it was closed. So, we could not actually tour the Palace. We looked around the outside and took pictures. This is a National Historic Landmark and I am sure worth checking out. Adult admitted is $5.