Rio Grande City is the port of entry at the international bridge between the U.S. and Mexico seat of Starr County. The area was included in José de Escandón's Colony of 1753. When General Zachary Taylor established Fort Ringgold in 1848, it added population and permanence.
Replica of venerable shrine in Lourdes, France;
Rio Grande City, TX ShrinesCompleted 1899 as home and border store by French merchant-riverboat trader. Converted to hotel operated by family until the 1930s. Designed by Parisian architects;
Rio Grande City, TX Historic HomesOne of Texas' best preserved old military posts; named for Maj. David Ringgold, first army officer killed in Battle of Palo Alto that opened Mexican War. Established after Mexican War for protection against Indians and to assure Rio Grande as national boundary; deactivated in 1944
Rio Grande City, TX FortsIn 1772, San Antonio became seat of Spanish government in Texas, headquartered at 10-room Spanish Governor's Palace on Milita...
Housed at Fort Duncan post headquarters building, the museum includes exhibits, artifacts, and photographs from colonial peri...
Western landscape oil paintings are displayed in the lobby of the Dilley State Bank. Many trophy mounts native to the Dilley ...
One of the world's premier caverns, take 75-minute tour through a half-mile of the largest show cavern in Texas. For the more...
Choke Canyon State Park - North Shore Equestrian Area: This area, in excess of 1200 acres with 18 miles of trails, is ...