Brackenridge Park is a 343.7-acre public park (139.1 ha) in San Antonio, Texas, United States, on the city's Broadway Corridor just north of downtown San Antonio.
Brackenridge Park | |
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Type | public park |
Location | 3700 N. St. Mary's Street San Antonio, Texas 78209 |
Coordinates | 29°27′21″N 98°28′23″W / 29.4557876°N 98.473072°W [1] |
Area | 343.7 acres (1.391 km2) |
Created | 1899 |
Operated by | San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department |
NRHP reference No. | 11000513 |
Added to NRHP | August 4, 2011[2] |
Brackenridge Park also refers to the district of the city where the park is located.
It was created in 1899 from land donated to the city by George Washington Brackenridge.
Attractions within the park include the San Antonio Zoo, the Witte Museum, the Japanese Tea Gardens, the Sunken Garden Theater, the Tuesday Musical Club, First Tee of San Antonio and the 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge San Antonio Zoo Eagle train ride, which first opened in 1956.[3] Other nearby attractions include the DoSeum and the San Antonio Botanical Garden.
Inside the park, there are multiple baseball fields, playgrounds, pavilions, and walking trails.