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About the
City of Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi,
Texas, is a major deep-water port and one of Texas' most popular
seacoast playground cities. The city began as a frontier trading post
in 1839. Its population today is approximately 275,000. The city
features a seawall, with steps to the water, that was built in the
late 1930's as part of a major landfill that created Shoreline
Boulevard and the popular "T" head docs for pleasure boats.
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Corpus
Christi's Water Garden at Bayfront Arts and Science Park
sparkles for visitors who see, hear, and touch the garden's
water. Some 150 fountains form the nucleus of the park, which is
lighted at night.
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Texas State
Aquarium
Enter the Texas
State Aquarium through a cascade of water above a glass-enclosed
tunnel. See close-up views of the wonders of the Gulf of Mexico, the
"Wonderful World of Sherman's Lagoon," a variety of water turtles,
river otters and the only albino alligator in captivity. Observe dive
shows. feeding demonstrations and have a "hand-on" experience with
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USS Lexington
Museum
The USS
Lexington was commissioned in 1943 and served longer and set more
records than any carrier in the Navy. During WWII she saw action from
Tarawa to Tokyo and was the first U.S. carrier to enter Tokyo Bay
after the treaty was signed with Japan in 1945. This floating naval
museum features tours of the hangar deck, foc'sle, commanding
officer/admiral quarters, sick bay, galley, flight deck, bridge, and
much more. This is one of the top ten attractions in the State of
Texas. |
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Padre Island
National Seashore
110 mile-long
Padre Island offers one of the last natural seashores in the nation.
Each end of the narrow sand island is developed with parks and
resorts, but in between lies the 80-mile stretch of unblemished
seashore. It is the largest undeveloped barrier island in the
continental United States. Beachcombers may collect seashells,
driftwood, and many other interesting items washed ashore by the
tides. |
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