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The Alamo is now owned by the State of Texas and operated by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. The Alamo is open on every day of the year except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The Alamo is very enjoyable through any season of the year and is easily accessible to everyone. The Alamo is definitely the number one attraction in Texas and for good reason, its available all year round, accessible to everyone and the admission to the Alamo is free.

The Alamo is an excellent way to start your trip in Texas, because you will begin exactly in the place that Texas independence was born. The Alamo and its beautiful grounds are the heart of San Antonio, but it is also the heart of the Texan spirit that so many take pride in today. The Alamo is widely recognized as a symbol of heroic courage in the struggle against oppression and a place where everyone should visit.

The Alamo is a partially reconstructed Spanish Mission in the heart of the city of San Antonio and was the place where 189 Texas patriots died in 1836, while defending their land against a greatly superior Mexican army led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa. Tradition says that on the morning of March 6, 1836, General Santa Anna ordered his band to play a song called El Deguello during the assault on the Alamo. According to author Walter Lord, this song was "a hymn of hate and merciless death, played to spur the Mexican assault troops forward in their final assault on the Alamo. Although the Alamo fell in the early morning hours of March 6, 1836 after a siege lasting 10 days, the death of the Alamo Defenders has come to symbolize courage and sacrifice for the cause of Liberty. The Alamo is a sacred shrine in Texas and it stands for liberty, and the ultimate sacrifice for freedom against overwhelming odds.

The Alamo is located on Alamo Plaza in downtown San Antonio, Texas, the Alamo represents nearly 300 years of history. It was the mission compound that was constructed here at the 1724 location that later gained fame as the Alamo. The walls were repaired and roofed in 1968, as part of the renovations to the Alamo for Hemis Fair, so creating the Long Barrack Museum. The Alamo is now encased in a high-tech, carbon fiber composite hull to protect it. When you visit the Alamo men are requested to remove their hats, this tradition at the Alamo dates to 1913 when the Daughters of the Republic of Texas first placed a sign at the entrance which read: "Gentleman on entering the Alamo will please remove their hats,

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