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!
Explore South Texas Plains
Lake Casa Blanca International State Park
371-acre park near eastern city limits on the Bob Bullock Loop (Loop 20), just north of U.S. 59. Picnic facilities, RV facilities, camping, rest rooms, dump station, boat ramp, and fishing pier. The 1,656-acre lake is among the state'
Laredo, TX State ParksGuenther House
Historic house was built by Carl Hilmar Guenther, founder of Pioneer Flour Mills, in 1859
San Antonio, TX Historic HomesSan Fernando Cathedral
Construction began on the cathedral shortly after Canary Island colonists, granted land and title by Spain's King Phillip V, settled here in 1731. Completed in 1750
San Antonio, TX Historic ChurchesAnzalduas Park
Hidalgo County park at Anzalduas Dam on the Rio Grande. Rest rooms, covered bird-observation pier, pavilion, boat dock, and paved roads. Picnicking in shady wooded area;
Mission, TX ParksTips Park
Thirty-one acre park one mile west off Texas 72 on Frio River. Camping, fishing, and picnic areas.
Three Rivers, TX ParksVietnam and Korean Veterans Memorial
Vietnam memorial depicts a scene from the Battle for Hill 881 South-a radio man calling for help for a wounded comrade. Korean statue depicts a Marine and a soldier sitting back-to-back in an outpost bunker in the subzero cold of North Korea in winter of 1950
San Antonio, TX MemorialsSan Agustín Cathedral
Originally built in 1767; present structure, third on site, dates from 1872. Was elevated to the rank of Cathedral on Aug. 9, 2001. Part of the Webb County Heritage Trolley Tour. On San Agust'n Plaza in heart of old Spanish section.
Laredo, TX Historic ChurchesFort McIntosh
Established by Army in 1848 immediately following Mexican War, fort was in continuous use until May, 1946
Laredo, TX FortsSplashtown
20 landscaped acres of cool water thrills, including Kid's Kove, a children's area with scaled-down rides and slides for the younger set. More than 50
San Antonio, TX Water ParksHeritage Museum
Pictures, weapons, and other mementos of early frontier heritage as well as artifacts of pioneer days in Brooks County.(U.S. 281)
Falfurrias, TX MuseumsSt. Joseph School Museum
Housed in the oldest Polish school in the U.S.; artifacts (many from 19th-century Poland)
Panna Maria, TX Museums