The Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot observation tower-restaurant located in the Hemisfair district in the southeastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The tower was designed
Entrance to the Tower of the Americas
The very top of the Tower of the Americas
View of Downtown San Antonio from the Tower of the Americas
HemisFair '68 was the official 1968 World's Fair held in San Antonio, Texas, from April 6 through October 6, 1968. Local businessman and civic leader, Jerome K. Harris Sr., coined the name HemisFair a
The Tower of the Americas, the theme structure for HemisFair '68
U.S. postage stamp commemorating HemisFair '68
In the foreground the Lila Cockrell Theater and its Juan O'Gorman mosaic Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas, and in the background the Tower of the Americas. This building and mural were originally created for the 1968 HemisFair.