Travel Reference
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Gulf Coast & South Texas Highlights
Spot majestic and rare - but recovering - whooping cranes at
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
(
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)
.
Mustang and Padre Islands
(
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) have endless white-sand beaches, some purely for fun, others care-
fully protected.
Feel the past in the evocative historic sites in and around
Goliad
(
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).
Port Aransas
(
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) has goofy old places to stay, goofy seafood joints for chow, and laid-back bars in
which to be a goof.
Wander
Brownsville
(
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) and its downtown with buildings dating back to 1848 and shops that are pure
Mexico.
Learn how today's politics were shaped on the sunburned expanse of the
Palo Alto Battlefield National His-
toric Site
(
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).
Feel the lush!
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
(
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) has beautiful trails for finding feathered
friends.
