South Texas Plains, Texas
Say hello to the Alamo - and adios to the winter blues and the summer doldrums. Soak up some sun in the tropical Rio Grande Valley. Stroll the streets of Laredo. Attend a fiesta, admire a Picasso, and savor a salsa-spiced snack. You will soon find that there is nothing plain about the South Texas Plains. Throughout the year, this fascinating region, from San Antonio to the Rio Grande, offers delights, muy especial!
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Texas Travel Information Center
In South Texas at mile marker 18 on Interstate Highway 35, one of the 12
Laredo, TX Information CentersPopeye Statue
Whimsical salute to area spinach crop depicts the cartoon sailor man; a favorite spot for snapshots with children; downtown city square.
Crystal City, TX ArtsEdinburg Municipal Waterparks
Family fun at three-pool swimming facility featuring 125-foot figure-eight water slide, water basketball, sand-pit volleyball, barbecue grills, and picnic tables. Also Fountain Water Park at 22
Edinburg, TX Water ParksGuerrero, Mexico
Twenty-eight miles south of Piedras Negras, on Mexico Highway 2
Eagle Pass, TX ArchaeologyLonghorn Museum
Documents development of the American cowboy in area, from 1500s to present day. Indian and pioneer artifacts, ranch and farm implements, exhibits devoted to Texas Longhorns, wild mustangs, oil and coal fields. On Texas 97
Pleasanton, TX MuseumsSunderland's Cactus Garden
Five acres of native and exotic cacti and succulents; among thousands of plants is the largest nursery-grown cactus in Texas, a 25
Alamo, TX GardensGrave of Col. James W. Fannin Jr. and Men
Monument marks grave of Colonel Fannin and 342 men who had surrendered to Mexican forces during the Texas Revolution, and were massacred at the order of General Santa Anna on Palm Sunday morning, March 27, 1836. Two miles south of Goliad off U.S. 183, a few hundred yards from Presidio La Bahia.
Goliad, TX Monuments