Ryan Cochran

The Aquarena Springs Center will be closing soon in an effort to restore the area to a more natural state. Aquarena Springs was an amusement park for many years -- until Texas State University bought the property in the mid-1990s. Much of the old park has already been dismantled but more of what used to be tourist attractions will be shut down and removed. The Corp of Engineers will begin the dismantling process on October first. Two features at the center that will remain intact are the River Institute and the glass bottom boats.