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Corpus Christi possesses all of the main ingredients of an ideal weekend getaway: the sun, the sea, the sights, plus exhilarating and engaging activities the whole family can enjoy. Spend the day on the beach soaking up the sun or wind surfing, the breezy city's favorite pastime. Visit the massive Texas State Aquarium with its new Dolphin Bay, a protected habitat for dolphins unable to survive in open water. Take a tour of The USS Lexington, one of the most famous aircraft carriers in U.S. naval history. Stroll through fabulous flora and fauna at the Botanical Gardens. At the Museum of Science and History, check out the recreated Pinta and Santa Maria, two of the ships Columbus used to sail to the new world. At night, enjoy a succulent seafood dinner at any number of fine restaurants, then head to the historic Harbor Playhouse for delightfully original community theater and a true taste of what Corpus Christi is all about.
Restaurants in Corpus Christi
1. Texan Warbird Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 38 reviews
Experience Historic Naval Aviation by taking flight in a WW II Navy Texan around the Coastal Bend of Corpus Christi, TX. Flights take off from Corpus Christi Intl, Aransas Pass or Port Aransas airports. Other services offered: Sightseeing tours, Aerial Photography, Special Event Fly-Overs.
2. Lazy Beach Brewing and Cafe
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5.0 based on 16 reviews
A small microbrewery and Cafe creating craft beer and hard kombucha. 1 new flavor every week.. because we love variety.
3. Sunset Sail Charters
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5.0 based on 37 reviews
OPEN as of May 22,2020...Book Now for 2022! sunset sail charters offers sailing tours of Corpus Christi Bay. We also offer private sailing lessons both in the classroom and on the water
4. Horses On The Beach: Corpus Christi
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5.0 based on 564 reviews
Reviewed By RichardD855 - Houston, United States
me and my daughters visited lat week , had a great ride with very friendly staff , staff was very patient and ride was very scenic on the beach , price reasonable and also had a small petting zoo , my kids loved the ride and zoo
5. SegCity Guided Segway Tours
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5.0 based on 144 reviews
This is a beautiful guided Segway tour along the bay of Corpus Christi. We are located in a perfect spot right across from the marina on Shoreline Boulevard in Corpus Christi. On your segway tour, you will see the beautiful sea wall with planets to scale, Orion's Belt constellation, making out tour "Out of this World"!! Along the way, we pass Selena Memorial, beautiful ships on Corpus Christi Bay, we might spot a dolphin, two gorgeous water gardens, museums and art sculptures. At The Port of Corpus Christi you can see the USS Lexington and the Texas State Aquarium, the Xeriscape Gardens, and Historic Heritage Homes. We have a race track and know the best places to go on segways. Go to Segcity and book your reservation for a great family memory. The two hour tours include the T-Head Marinas and Emerald Beach. We feel we are one of the best tours in Texas primarily due to our beautiful route and we get to zip along fairly fast and go quite a distance and we are reasonably priced. Segways are very techy in that they read your body movements a 100 times a second. You are the brakes and the accelerator. They are fun, easy to ride and extremely entertaining. Please make reservations ahead so we can be sure to have enough segways ready.
6. Michael J. Ellis Beach & Seawall
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5.0 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By gypsygirl425 - Horseshoe Bay, United States
We are lucky to be renting an Airbnb right across the street from the Michael J Ellis beach and it is absolutely beautiful! The sand is fine and the beach is really clean! There is a lot of different types of birds at the beach as well. There are miles of sand, two piers and a restaurant along the beach. It is a great place to hang out!
7. Enjoy Corpus Christi Tours, LLC
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5.0 based on 18 reviews
Enjoy Corpus Christi Tours provides Sightseeing, Historical, Art, and Ghost Tours. We also have our new Family Fun Trek, a tour with a twist with kids in mind. We also provide specialty and seasonal tours, such as tours to view migratory birds (hummingbirds) or cemetery tours. We can customize a tour for you -- maybe a tour to the wineries, bird watching or a guided bicycle tour or a bar crawl. We cover the Corpus Christi area and surrounding South Texas. Tours are conducted in an over-sized air conditioned 15-passenger van.
8. Padre Island National Seashore
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4.5 based on 1,859 reviews
A 15-minute drive from downtown Corpus Christi transports you to this magnificent 70-mile stretch of white sand beach, scenic dunes and warm ocean water, offering ideal conditions for swimming, fishing, beach-combing, windsurfing, camping, bird-watching and viewing wildlife.
Reviewed By M8870IWjasonr
A fantastic national asset. Best enjoyed though with a capable 4x4 vehicle. Tourist crowd the first 5 miles of beach while the real beauty exists South of the 20 mile marker. Ask some locals before taking off down the beach, it does have it's risks. For those adventurous types a trip 60 miles south to the Mansfield jetty is worth the trip.
9. USS Lexington Museum on the Bay
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4.5 based on 3,355 reviews
Visitors can tour the longest serving Essex Class aircraft carrier of World War II. The 16-deck "Blue Ghost" displays military artifacts and more than 20 aircraft. See all five tour routes, 3-D mega theater, Lockdown on the LEX Escape Rooms, mess deck eatery and flight simulator. National Historic Landmark located on North Beach. Elevator from the hangar deck to the flight deck. Welcome aboard! Labor Day - Memorial Day 9am - 5pm Memorial Day - Labor Day & Spring Break 9am - 6pm See admission at https://usslexington.com/visit/hours-admission/
Reviewed By Swiss-Tony64 - Stroud, United Kingdom
What an excellent exhibit the USS Lexington is, helping to understand the challenges of life on board through the ships history We spent 6 hours on board following each of the deck tours and watching the films - we could of spent even longer The cost of visiting this ship has to be one of the best bargains around
10. Malaquite Beach
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4.5 based on 481 reviews
This beach on Padre Island is a great camping and beach-going spot.
Reviewed By katv55
Malaquite Beach is a jewel along the Texas Gulf coast as part of the Padre Island National Seashore. With the adjacent NPS Visitor Center and its showers, restrooms, interpretive programs, and gift shop, this vehicle-free stretch of beach is the perfect for a day’s outing year round. Visitors are in for a treat from May to September when the hatching and releasing of baby sea turtles occur.
