What to do and see in Texas Gulf Coast, Texas Gulf Coast: The Best Things to do Good for Kids

October 7, 2021 Harland Bartelt

Discover the best top things to do in Texas Gulf Coast, United States including TGR Exotics Wildlife Park, The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Port Aransas Beach, Padre Island National Seashore, USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, The Strand, The Seawall, Gladys Porter Zoo, Rockport Beach, Malaquite Beach.
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1. TGR Exotics Wildlife Park

22115 Sherrod Ln, Spring, TX 77389-4542 +1 281-771-3700 [email protected] http://www.tgrexotics.com
Excellent
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5.0 based on 82 reviews

TGR Exotics Wildlife Park

Grab Your Safari Gear. Your adventure begins HERE! At TGR Exotics Wildlife Park, you will get up close and personal with some of Planet Earth's most exotic, fascinating, and endangered animals. Here you will find more than 100 animals representing over 25 species. All our animals are raised hands on, if not completely hand raised, and they have amazing personalities and dispositions. Go to our website to book your tour.

Reviewed By TexSuzan

This was a fun, positive experience for our granddaughters. Traci led a very informative sloth encounter where we fed three sloths. Nick shared interesting trivia about the exotics we saw on the tour. The girls enjoyed petting the pigs, goats and llamas wandering around. It's evident that owner Gwen is passionate about providing good care of the rescued animals.

2. The Houston Museum of Natural Science

5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030-1718 +1 713-639-4629 [email protected] http://www.hmns.org
Excellent
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4.5 based on 5,002 reviews

The Houston Museum of Natural Science

This outstanding science museum has a spectacular collection of mineral specimens, a dinosaur skeleton, space-station models, a planetarium, IMAX theater and a six-story butterfly center in which these beautiful creatures land delicately on outstretched arms.

Reviewed By Agarrino

Another mandatory visit while in Houston, is the Natural History Museum. You will need a complete day (or even more) to really check everything on display, since there are 4 floors full of interesting items: Full body dinosaurs skeletons, phosils of all sort, trilobites, scientist working in labs opened to visitors, an impressive collection of cristal minerals and jewels, sculptures and a great collection of ancient Egypt items, including three real mummys. Also great the butterfly interior garden.

3. Port Aransas Beach

Port Aransas, TX 78373
Excellent
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4.5 based on 2,064 reviews

Port Aransas Beach

Public beach on Port Aransas that is clean, has a lifeguard and has car-free locations.

Reviewed By MichelleGarcia84

No vehicle traffic sucks when it comes to bringing stuff to set up at the beach, but nothing a wagon can’t fix, the trade off has been no vehicle traffic, and no cars all over the beach! This is so nice and I wish Port A would keep this rule even after Covid, maybe year down a condo and build a parking lot lol Anyway, clean beach, warm water, bathrooms and rinse stations, trash cans available, watch out for jelly fish and sting rays, plenty of sea shells, various crabs to look for if you enjoy that sort of thing. Sand is perfect for sand castles! Pretty sunsets too!

4. Padre Island National Seashore

20420 Park Road 22, Corpus Christi, TX 78418-6529 +1 361-949-8068 https://www.nps.gov/pais/index.htm
Excellent
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4.5 based on 1,859 reviews

Padre Island National Seashore

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.

5. USS Lexington Museum on the Bay

2914 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78402-1116 +1 361-888-4873 [email protected] http://www.usslexington.com
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4.5 based on 3,355 reviews

USS Lexington Museum on the Bay

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

6. The Strand

2100 Strand St, Galveston, Galveston Island, TX 77550-1633 +1 409-762-2515 http://www.galveston.com/downtowntour/
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4.5 based on 3,020 reviews

The Strand

A lively strip in the heart of historic Galveston feautures pubs, delis and specialty shops.

Reviewed By OriginalYouth - Fort Worth, United States

We always try to take a walk around at the Strand when we visit Galveston. There are lots of shops for all budgets, including souvenirs, toys, Resort Wear, collectibles, beauty products Etc. There are restaurants and lots of photo opportunities including street art and murals, a giant chair to pose with, covered awnings in an amazing candy store where you can watch them make fresh taffy.

7. The Seawall

Galveston, Galveston Island, TX +1 409-797-5182 http://Galveston.com
Excellent
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4.5 based on 2,882 reviews

The Seawall

Walk along this eight-mile seawall built to protect Galveston from the raging winds and waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Reviewed By Nomad062_10 - Omaha, United States

I never tire of driving up and down the seawall. Beautiful ocean view. Miles of beach. Functional and iconic. Plenty of activities, shops, and food. Must pay to park along the wall which is different from the last time we visited.

8. Gladys Porter Zoo

500 E Ringgold St, Brownsville, TX 78520-7998 +1 956-546-7187 [email protected] http://www.gpz.org/
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4.5 based on 515 reviews

Gladys Porter Zoo

The Gladys Porter Zoo is a visitor-oriented zoological and botanical park, dedicated to the preservation of nature through education, conservation, healthy outdoor recreation and research.

Reviewed By Valkyrie1227

Incredible zoo, definitely the highlight of not just brownsville but the entire Rio Grande Valley for that matter. A definite must-visit, the herpetarium in particular has an incredible array of extremely rare reptiles and amphibians on display, with most of them being actively bred and several conservation projects ongoing.

9. Rockport Beach

210 Seabreeze, Rockport, TX 78382 +1 361-729-6661 http://www.rockportbeach-texas.com/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 729 reviews

Rockport Beach

A mile-long sandy beach that offers swimming and a variety of water sports.

Reviewed By fltexan5

Clean beach. Great for families. Nice bathroom, showers, and changing area. Ample parking and easy access to the beach.

10. Malaquite Beach

20420 Park Road 22, Corpus Christi, TX 78418 +1 361-949-8068 http://www.nps.gov/pais/index.htm
Excellent
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4.5 based on 481 reviews

Malaquite Beach

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.

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