Laid-back, bilingual , historic,friendly, warm—in both temperature and temperament—these are a few words that describe San Antonio. Another?Unique, bestowed on the city by the great Mark Twain. Legend has it that he called San Antonio one of only four unique cities in the United States(alongside Boston, New Orleans, and San Francisco). Today the tiny mission town has grown into a metropolis of more than 1 million people, but Twain’s century-old assessment still rings true.
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