The Alamo
This is "THE" Place - Home of former CUBAN Mayor of San Antonio, Tx. and his brother - THE Castros - This would be the BEST venue
Julián Castro attended Stanford University and Harvard Law School, along with his brother. He was elected to the San Antonio City Council in 2001 at the age of 26, making him the youngest council member in San Antonio history. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2005, but won the mayorship in 2009. He was re-elected twice, in 2011 and 2013. Castro rocketed to fame when he was chosen to give the keynote speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the first Hispanic person to do so.
I like the concept behind the Alamo for the SOTU speech, but there’s really no room there. The chapel is usually what is shown in pictures, and it is much smaller than even the Senate chamber. There is an even smaller barracks building that’s long and narrow, and full of displays. Even the outside courtyard is quite small. Most of the original fort walls are gone, and the remaining area of the memorial compound is quite a bit smaller than the original fort.