Restaurants the two RV Gypsies enjoyed while in San Antonio. |
Below: The Tower
of the Americas is a 750-foot observation tower/restaurant
located at HemisFair Park on the southeastern portion of Downtown San
Antonio, Texas. The Tower is located in the middle of HemisFair Park
and has an observation deck that is accessible by elevator for a fee.
In addition, there is also a lounge and revolving restaurant at the
top of the tower that provides panoramic views of the city. A bit more
about The Tower of The Americas can be found in the San Antonio sub-menu
below. |
In
2004, Landry's Restaurants, Inc. won the bid for a 15-year lease to
manage and operate the property for its owner, the City of San Antonio.
Landry's undertook an extensive $8 million renovation of the existing
restaurant and lounge and observation deck and added a 4-D film "ride"
called "Skies Over Texas," that gives the history of Texas in a film
format. Additionally, Landry's spent another $4 million to add approximately
200% more space for ground level attractions such as a gift shop and
cafe. Renovations were completed and the tower re-opened with the new
Eyes Over Texas Restaurant, Bar 601 and the Flags Over Texas Observation
Deck on June 21, 2006. The restaurant rotates slowly, and observation
deck entry was included in the cost of the tower tickets for the two RV Gypsies.
In September 2007, Landry's converted the Eyes Over Texas Restaurant
into one of its Chart House Outlets.
Prior to Landry's, Frontier Enterprises (owner of San Antonio-based
Jim's Restaurants) operated the Tower of the Americas' restaurant for
more than three decades. |
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Below: Karen Duquette enjoyed multiple
appetizers in the lounge. |
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Below: The
two RV Gypsies on the observation deck of The Tower of the Americas. |
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Below: Views from The Tower of the Americas
observation deck. |
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