Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 800-282-5464; 201 E Kleberg Ave; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat)
The upmarket King Ranch Saddle
Shop has expensive clothing and gear branded with the distinctive King Ranch logo,
which looks like a squiggly snake.
Information
Kingsville Visitor Center
( 361-592-8516, 800-333-5032;
www.kingsvilletexas.com
;
US 77, at Corral St;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat)
Right near the freeway exit on the north side of town.
Loyola Beach
This unassuming Texas coastal village, 24 miles southeast of Kingsville, is home to anoth-
er one of those restaurants that causes people to detour in droves.
King's Inn
( 361-297-5265;
1116 E County Rd 2270; mains from $10; 11am-10pm Tue-Sat)
is a legendary place known for its vast
platters of fresh seafood, onion rings, avocado salad and more. About 15 miles south of
Kingsville look for FM 628 and go east 9 miles. Make reservations for dinner.
Sarita
This unassuming town 21 miles south of Kingsville on US 77 was once home to a family
empire that for a brief period rivalled that of the Kings. At the
Kenedy Ranch Museum
(
361-294-5751;
www.kenedymuseum.org
; 200 E La Parra Ave; adult/child $3/2; 10am-4pm Tue-Sat, from noon
Sun)
you can see how an empire was created and then lost between the 1850s and the
1960s. It's housed in the stout old ranch HQ.
