French Quarter-Inspired Inn with Onsite Restaurant

Though it's in the heart of Texas Hill Country, Crescent Quarters channels New Orleans, the Crescent City, in both name and design. The hotel exudes French Quarter charm, from its wrought-iron balconies to the hanging planters and gas lanterns. N'awlins also inspired some of the guest rooms, including one decorated with the famous Blue Dog paintings of Cajun artist George Rodrigue and another furnished in festive Mardi Gras purples and golds.

The rest of the rooms and suites carry out much different motifs. The Far East room features Buddhist images against bamboo-covered walls, and the French room channels continental elegance with a fireplace, French boudoir, and life-size cardboard cutout of Napoleon Bonaparte. Some rooms come with other chic touches such as granite vanities and polished hardwood floors, and the two suites come furnished with hot tubs.

Complimentary breakfast is served every morning in the common room. For lunch and dinner, head to the in-house restaurant, Cypress Grille and Wine Bar, run by chefs who trained at the Culinary Institute of America and Le Cordon Bleu. The casual eatery serves comfort-food favorites with creative twists, such as dried-fruit ravioli and smoked barbecue pork sandwiches with grilled pineapple. As a bonus, Cypress Grille and Wine Bar will give Groupon customers a complimentary dessert with the purchase of an entree.

Boerne, Texas: Historic German Town in Texas Hill Country

A popular summer escape for Austinites and San Antonians, the Hill Country of west-central Texas usually enjoys cooler temperatures than surrounding areas thanks to its higher elevation. Among the region's towns, Boerne stands out for its unique history as an early 19th-century German settlement. Some vestiges of the old days are still around, including the bilingual, German-style street signs. Crescent Quarters overlooks Boerne's Main Street-or Hauptstrasse-which features a smattering of shops and restaurants that cater to the influx of out-of-towners that use the town as a convenient home base for exploring the Hill Country.

Boerne is also home to a few limestone caves that have been paved through with walkways and lights for public tours. Cascade Caverns, 4 miles from the inn, features a half-mile stretch of stalactite and stalagmite formations and plunging caves inhabited by a rare and endangered salamander. Tours of the caverns lead through narrow passageways and end with a view of a 100-foot waterfall cascading into a pitch-black pool.

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Massages quickly defuse tension, much like the moment when the bad cop turns out to be the good cop and the good cop turns out to be a great cop. Surrender to this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $35 for any 60-minute massage (a $75 value) $49 for any 90-minute massage (a $105 value)

An experienced, licensed massage therapist renders Swedish, deep-tissue, or trigger-point massage. She applies sustained pressure to myofascial connective tissue to vanquish pain during myofascial-release treatments. Or, she unites several modalities-Swedish, myofascial, deep tissue, and more-during ashiatsu oriental bar therapy, which involves pressure applied from the feet, so as to cover more surface area with each stroke. Clients can choose from the 60- or 90-minute version of any modality.

Soma Therapeutics

Licensed massage therapist Samantha Vez set up her Soma Therapeutics shop inside Souk Home Decor Store, where she brings hundreds of hours of experience to the massage table to make clients feel better. After graduating from the Lionheart Institute of Transpersonal Energy Healing in 2003, she has since racked up seven years of practice in a number of modalities, including Swedish, deep tissue, and ashiatsu oriental bar therapy. Samantha has traveled as far as South America to study the Isha Judd system, and her passion for continuing her education led her to earn a certificate in reconnective healing. To keep her body in tip-top shape, Samantha also practices Bikram yoga and regularly plays frisbee with her massage table.

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Paintings are a window into the artist's thoughts, from Pollock's chaotic canvases to the little frowny faces on each star in Starry Night. Paint it out with this Groupon.

Choose from Two Options $15 for one 90-minute Children's or Mommy and Me painting class (a $30 value) $49 for four 90-minute Children's or Mommy and Me painting classes in any combination (a $120 value)

Children's classes host groups of 15 or fewer budding painters aged 6 and older, and Mommy and Me classes let about 15 3- to 5-year-olds pair up with a parent. Each class presents easy steps that result in a complete, age-appropriate painting, with kids picking up art principles such as movement, proportion, and depth along the way. All supplies, including one canvas per child, are included, so all students need to bring is a beverage or snack if they wish. Click here for a schedule of classes.

Vino van Gogh

At Vino van Gogh and it's new child-centered Nino van Gogh, everyone's canvas ends up bearing a masterpiece-or at least the semblance of one. "Copying masterpieces is the oldest tradition of learning how to paint," says Joy, who guides students in re-creating renowned paintings step by step and also tells them about the life of their famous artists. She and her fellow instructors-all certified art teachers-equip pupils with everything needed to reimagine Georgia O'Keeffe's Sky Above the Clouds or Monet's Venice Twilight, including Winsor & Newton University brushes and a rainbow of acrylics.

"People say this feels like a happy place," Joy says, describing the 14-foot-ceilinged studio's atmosphere of encouragement. She helps guests to feel at home by equipping the kitchenette with ice, a corkscrew, cups-everything needed to celebrate a birthday party or just the end of a long week. Students can also bring their own snacks to coax timid muses out of their lairs with trails of graham-cracker crumbs.

In addition to nurturing artistic talent in humans, Vino van Gogh is dedicated to helping fellow furry creatures by offering monthly classes whose proceeds support the Animal Defense League and AAPAW. "I'm lucky to have the resources to give back," says Joy, herself the owner of three rescue dogs, whose portraits she's often painted in her signature bright, Fauvist--inspired style.

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Spacious Southwestern Suites in the Heart of Santa Fe

When you walk down the streets of downtown Santa Fe, it can feel more like a rustic Old West town than the thriving capital city of New Mexico. Some big businesses and skyscrapers have sprouted up throughout Santa Fe, to be sure, but right among them in the heart of downtown, you'll see historical mission churches and adobe pueblos. It's all set against the ruddy backdrop of the Sangre Cristo Mountains. Villas de Santa Fe are situated right in the foothills of these mountains‚ about 16 miles northeast of downtown. Warm, southwestern-style decor and well-appointed rooms make the property a comfy home base after you explore colorful downtown Santa Fe, which is rich in Native American and Mexican history.

Inside the pueblo-like villas, modern amenities complement the rustic and colorful decorative scheme. There's Santa Fe-style art hanging on the walls in one of the standard one-bedroom suites, and you can find colorful woven fabrics on the couch in the separate living area. Each of these suites features a partial kitchen, where there's a full-size refrigerator, a stovetop, and honey-colored wood cabinetry. It makes the place feel more like a comfy apartment than a hotel room.

After waking up to the bright sun of a Santa Fe morning, you can feel free to unwind in the outdoor hot tub or practice chasing after mail carriers on the treadmills in the onsite fitness center. The hotel also has a complimentary shuttle that can zip you around the property; that allows guests to save their energy for scenic walks through nearby downtown area.

Santa Fe, New Mexico: Old West Architecture and Fiery Southwestern Cuisine

Just a short walk from the Villas de Santa Fe, you'll find the perpetually sun-soaked downtown area. It's a historical center with a vibrant mosaic of cultural influences made up of fragments from the Native American, Latino, and western traditions. The 400-year-old site of the St. Francis Cathedral Basilica dons stained-glass windows, which cast rainbow colors onto the stone floor. Handmade leather treasures line the shelves at a custom-cowboy-boot store in the city.

Fiery chili is a standby garnish for chefs in Santa Fe; on a food tour of Santa Fe, you can sample zesty southwestern fare from popular local vendors. At day's end, the tour stops at the rooftop of a beloved downtown restaurant, where guests may sip a glass of wine, admire the brilliant sunset, and drop water balloons onto evil school principals.

New Mexico's varied terrain and seemingly nonstop sunshine make the area a great place for hiking and biking. It's worth it to visit the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, which have peaks that stand at about 12,000 feet high; they're just a short trip from Villas de Santa Fe.

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The bonds formed between those who work toward a common goal are hard to erase, unlike computer files and eviction notices written in pencil. Build lifelong friendships with this Groupon.

$25 for a Charity Marathon Training Package ($100 Value)

Coaches and teams of 25 participants meet weekly for four to five months to prepare for full and 1/2 marathons benefiting cancer, leukemia, and lymphoma research. Team in Training also pays for flights and hotels to the marathon, as well as providing fundraising support. Marathons include the Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon & 1/2 Marathon benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure on November 11, Nike Women's Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, A Race to Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in San Francisco on October 14, and the Kerrville Triathlon on September 30.

Team in Training

In the course of its 23-year history, Team in Training has raised more than $1.2 billion for cancer research by training more than 540,000 volunteers for charity marathons, half-marathons, triathlons, bike rides, and hikes. Coaches prepare entrants to walk or run up to 26 miles or bike their way more than 100 miles by helping them to attain fitness goals they never thought were possible. Team in Training then assists in transportation and lodging for the event. Afterward, participants get the chance to meet one of the thousands of patients that their charitable act will benefit.

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The only ways to get a stranger to hold your hand for an hour are to schedule a manicure or to exploit a crossing guard's sense of duty. This Groupon is an opportunity for human contact.

Choose Between Two Options $20 for a Shellac manicure (a $40 value) $39 for two Shellac manicures (an $80 value)

After filing nails and gently pushing back cuticles, technicians with 5-25 years of nail experience apply a base coat, two coats of Shellac polish, and a layer of Shellac topcoat using CND Shellac products exclusively. Sessions typically last 30-45 minutes.

Salon Chic Downtown

Salon Chic Downtown's owner, Rose Zagra, draws on 20 years of beauty-industry experience and nine years as a Creative Nail Design master technician to orchestrate a symphony of luxurious beauty treatments. To guarantee personalized service, each treatment, like all good superhero-sidekick relationships, kicks off with a one-on-one question-and-answer session. Salon Chic's nail technicians have all spent at least five years beautifying extremities, and can beautify nails with traditional polish, long-lasting CND Shellac, or artificial tips that lengthen fingers without having to spike the hand cream with fertilizer. The salon's hair services include texture-altering treatments that range from perms to Brazilian blowouts, and its facials and chemical peels employ products from Bioelements and SkinMedica to rejuvenate skin.

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Pasta became a staple of Italian fare after Roman Emperor Caligula famously appointed a plate of lasagna to the Senate. Elect to eat decadently with this Groupon.

$15 for $30 Worth of Italian Fare

The menu includes lasagna ($10.95), chicken parmigiana ($10.95), tiger-shrimp alfredo ($12.95), italian-sausage sandwiches ($4.95-$5.95), and a 12-inch deluxe pizza with pepperoni, salami, sausage, and mushrooms ($11.65).

Capparelli's Italian Food

Inside the kitchen of Capparelli's Italian Food, the smell of baking bread and pizza dough mingles with the aroma of fresh seafood being prepared for Italian feasts. Piles of pasta accompany baked salmon or meatballs in marinara, garlic, or mushroom sauce. After ordering at the counter, diners can feast on homemade pizza dough topped with fresh ingredients such as hamburger, jalapeños, or bell peppers that ring in A-flat when bitten.

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Cowboys were masters of horsemanship, training even the wildest steeds to say "please" and "thank you" at campfire dinners. Dust off your spurs with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $5 for admission for two (up to a $10 value) $10 for admission for four (up to a $20 value)

Children younger than age 6 get in for free, and admission for visitors aged 6-17 is $2.

Frontier Times Museum

Like the intrepid cowboys and pioneers it honors, the Frontier Times Museum boasts a backstory rife with tall tales and valiant triumphs. It all started in the late 1920, when writer and publisher J. Marvin Hunter began selling newspapers and magazines that recounted the sagas of the storied Old West. Readers enthralled by the sagas would send in relics to exemplify these stories, filling Hunter's small office to the brim. By 1933, his publications had brought in just enough funds to build the Frontier Times Museum, which has been properly flaunting the goldmine of baubles at the site ever since. The ensuing decades have yielded thousands of visitors and multiple expansions.

Today, the nonprofit museum pays homage to the fabled pioneer period right down to its very framework, with parts of the building constructed using stones from the surrounding pastures. Iconic histories are illustrated through roughly 40,000 artifacts, which populate a menagerie of display cases, shelves, and rocky walls. A wander through the labyrinth of exhibits reveals frontier-era vestiges such as fireplaces, paintings, phonographs, and fossils, with a smattering of trinkets from Europe, Asia, and South America punctuating the collection. Even J. Marvin Hunter's legacy lives on in an old-fashioned printing press.

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Sticking your fingers in a circuit? Bad idea. Throwing yourself into an intense circuit training workout to get fit? Fantastic idea. With today's deal from Trans4mations Gym, pay $29 (regularly $125) for one month of unlimited Get Fit & Weight Loss bootcamp. Plug in at this San Pedro Avenue fitness center for an electrifying, customizable workout that combines high-intensity conditioning and resistance training to help you slim down. During your initial visit, friendly trainers will evaluate your fitness level and provide a nutritional assessment. The facilities boast a changing area, showers, and towels, plus hour-long classes Monday through Saturday -- so it's easy to work toward going from flab to fit.

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Summer might be a time for kids to relax, but pro athletes know offseason training is critical for onfield success. Get your little star back in the game with today's deal from Sports International Football Camp Featuring Priest Holmes. Pay $149, and your son age 7 to 18 will get a two-day football camp, held July 8 and 9 at Lopez Middle School (a $300 value). This hands-on camp -- led by the former Longhorn and Kansas City Chief -- gives players on both sides of the ball plenty of top-notch instruction; camp runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, and players are divided by position and age groups for personalized coaching. Even better, each camper gets a commemorative T-shirt and an autograph football, which Priest will sign at the end of the camp. Whether your son has college plans or just wants to excel on the middle school or high school team, this deal helps him get off the couch and on the field.

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Studies show that a high percentage of Americans consider themselves overweight, and an even higher percentage believe they are being chased by an abominable snowman. Alter self-perceptions with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options

$799 for a six-treatment Zerona package (a $2,850 value)

Kickoff nutritional consultation Six Zerona treatments over two weeks Six VibraTrim workout sessions Online nutritional log monitoring

$1,099 for a nine-treatment Zerona package (a $3,135 value)

Kickoff nutritional consultation Nine Zerona treatments over three weeks Nine VibraTrim workout sessions Online nutritional log monitoring

A low-level, cool laser device is passed over problem areas so that the laser light can reach down to the fat cells and disrupt their membranes. This causes them to release their fatty contents, which will be flushed out of the body or reabsorbed and used for energy with the help of the VibraTrim machine. The treatments, like a fistfight with a fluffy cloud, require no downtime.

Zespa

The silhouette professionals at Zespa enhance physiques with noninvasive, FDA-approved Zerona laser treatments as well as skin tightening and rejuvenation. Comprehensive body-contouring plans encourage healthier habits and lasting inch loss by harnessing Zerona's cold-laser technology, which shrinks fat cells and allows them to run screaming from the body like a donut that mistakenly ends up in a health-food store. A series of treatments can shrink the circumference of the waist, hips, thighs, or other target areas. A skin-rejuvenation treatment, which Zespa compares to a hot-stone massage, works to tighten skin, reducing wrinkles and cellulite and making skin look as youthful as a puppy wearing pigtails.

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Watching a movie in theaters gives audiences a chance to capture that moment's resonant je ne sais quoi, which is French for "popcorn smell." Rejoice in artful concessions with this Groupon.

Choose from Four Options $18 for two tickets to a standard movie, two medium sodas, and one large popcorn (a $37.10 value) $21 for two tickets to Dark Shadows, two medium sodas, and one large popcorn (a $42.10 value) $35 for four tickets to a standard movie, four medium sodas, and two large popcorns (a $74.20 value) $41 for four tickets to Dark Shadows, four medium sodas, and two large popcorns (an $84.20 value)

Based on the supernatural soap opera of the same name, the film Dark Shadows follows 18th-century vampire Barnabas Collins after he awakens from a 200-year-long slumber in 1972 and finds an unfamiliar world. The eye-popping, 3-D film marks the eighth collaboration between actor Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton, who have previously brought their signature macabre wit to projects such as Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride.

You're also free to check out one of the IMAX's standard movies instead, many of which are in 3-D. On the list: Born to be Wild 3D, Flying Monsters 3D, Hubble 3D, and Tornado Alley 3D.

Alamo IMAX Theatre Rivercenter

Located steps from the historic Alamo site, the Alamo IMAX Theatre Rivercenter transforms history and science topics into adventurous films projected on a screen that stretches more than six stories high. The theater comes equipped with 12,000 watts of digital surround sound blasted from 44 laser-focused speaker drivers spread around the room, as reels of 15/70 film offer images 10 times the size of 35mm film and more than twice the size of microfiche. Audience members recline in comfortable seats and immerse themselves in classic IMAX films such as Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West and first-release movies such as The Dark Knight Rises.

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Bowling is better with friends, as you have someone there to talk to between turns and to watch your back when pins decide they've had enough. Bring some backup with today's Groupon to AMF Bowling Centers, valid at the San Antonio locations. Choose between the following options:

For $15, you get two hours of bowling and shoe rental for two people (a $42.06 average national value based on two people bowling four games each in two hours). For $25, you get two hours of bowling and shoe rental for four people (a $67.32 average national value based on four people bowling three games each in two hours).

Gleaming lanes, modern equipment, and tempting refreshments satisfy every stripe of striker at AMF Bowling Centers. Patrons spend two revolutions of the minute hand gracefully lobbing three-holed marbles at stoic ivory formations as automatic scoring systems and pin-spotters free fingers for celebratory handstands. Pairs of bowlers young and old compete to pick up strike- and spare-hitchhikers with an appropriately weighted ball from the center's stable of spheres. Before beginning the pin bombardment, players don the included rental shoes, ensuring their homemade bowling cleats don't scratch polished surfaces.

Players can curb game-induced cravings with a selection from the wings, pizza, and burgers available at the on-site grill (not included with this Groupon). Most AMF locations stay open late into the night for tenpin diehards to practice and sleep-bowlers to actually bowl instead of rooting through refrigerators to throw cantaloupes at milk cartons; check your preferred location for specific hours.

Values for this deal are based upon averages of participating national locations and may vary. Call your local center for pricing.

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Microdermabrasion takes a gentle approach to softening faces, unlike taking a hair dryer to a smug-looking snowman. Smooth things over with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options $69 for one DermaSweep microdermabrasion (a $150 value) $169 for three DermaSweep microdermabrasions (a $450 value)

Particle-free microdermabrasion exfoliates topmost layers of skin with gentle bristle tips and suction. A custom infusion infuses a rosy glow. The treatments together diminish signs of aging, sun damage, pigmentation, enlarged pores, and scarring.

La Vraie Beaute Aesthetic Clinic

The medical team at La Vraie Beaute Aesthetic Clinic, under the leadership of plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. James M. Landeen, helps patients to reveal tighter, smoother, more sculpted versions of themselves with a menu of cosmetic services. The medical-aesthetics clinic's laser treatments resurface skin, stimulate collagen, and play Blu-ray disks, and its facials and injectables scare away wrinkles.

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Singing while dancing and harmonizing is difficult to pull off, just like rubbing your head while patting your belly and maintaining your dignity. Catch an awe-inspiring act with this GrouponLive deal for one G-Pass to see New Edition at AT&T Center. For $32, you get one ticket for reserved balcony-level seating in section 203, 204, 228, or 229 on Sunday, June 3, at 7 p.m. (up to a $64.20 value, including all fees). Doors open at 6 p.m. Because the ticket is a G-Pass, Groupon customers can use it to enter the venue directly; they will not need to redeem their Groupon at will call.

Before Bell Biv DeVoe warned that girl was "Poison," Johnny Gill "Just Got Paid," Ralph Tresvant boasted his "Sensitivity," and Bobby Brown declared it was "My Prerogative," all six new jack swingers strutted across stages as teen sensation New Edition. Fully reunited and dressed to the nines, the soulful sextet packs the stage with decades of accumulated Top 10 classics and smooth dance moves. The nearly two-hour set spans the group's entire career, from falsetto-laden classics such as "Candy Girl" and "Cool It Now" to later hits such as "If It Isn't Love," all mixed with stacks of tracks from their successful solo careers. This tour finds them putting on a show that's "loose, fast-paced, high-spirited, loaded with hits and personality, and thoroughly entertaining," according to the NJ.com review of a recent concert, bringing to life a catalog of songs that sticks to ears like honeycomb earmuffs.

Due to security restrictions, G-Passes must be printed out and presented in person at the event. They cannot be redeemed through Groupon's mobile app.

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