Places to Go
Birding
The Rio Grande Valley area is home to many tropical bird species found nowhere else in the United States.
Brownsville
With great climate and lush landscape Brownsville is ready to welcome you with open arms.
The Gladys Porter Zoo is known for its successes in breeding endangered species of wildlife.
Brownsville Museum of Fine Art strives to contribute to the art education and cultural enrichment of
the community.
The Camille Lightner Playhouse
"Bringing Broadway to Brownsville!"
Golfing
Enveloped by nature, the course at South Padre Island Golf Club is truly an oasis.
Rancho Viejo Resort & Golf Club
Rancho Viejo offers a golfing paradise, often with plenty of available tee times on two par 70 eighteen-hole championship golf courses.
Shopping
Rio Grande Valley Premium Outlets
Find impressive savings with over 140 outlet stores.
Over 100 shops and eateries including Dillard's, JCPenney, Bealls, Sears, and Cinemark 16.
South Padre Island
Beach Park Waterpark on beautiful South Padre Island is the tropical destination for family fun!
Beautiful beaches, warm Gulf waters, fishing, boating, bird watching, shopping, and a diversity of year-round activities await every visitor.
Wildlife Trails
Known as the last great habitat in south Texas, Laguna Atascosa NWR supports a diversity of wildlife unlike anywhere else in the United States.
Santa Ana NWR is a reminder of the semitropical thorn forest that once dominated the area and home to nearly 400 different types of birds and a myriad of other species.
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