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Built 1852, remained in use until 1905. Always a popular subject with photographers. Visitors may climb spiral staircase to top, overlooking the flat coastal plain, with a fine view across Laguna Madre to South Padre Island. Off Texas 100 downtown. Open daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission fee.

See South Padre Island.

Opened in 1906 as the Point Isabel Tarpon & Fishing Club to serve tourists and businessmen traveling on the Rio Grande Railroad. As the Point’s first and only hotel for more than 20 years, the hotel was the site for many significant events in the town’s history, including President-elect Warren H...

In Port Isabel Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage. Open Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 956/943-2262 , 800/527-6102. www.portisabel.org.

Housed in the historic Charles Champion building, the museum shares its grounds with a water well used by Zachary Taylor’s troops when Port Isabel served as a supply depot during the U.S./Mexican War. Built at the turn of the century, the structure served as a general store, post office, railroad...

In Port Isabel area, anglers can fish from beach, piers and jetties where catches may include redfish, speckled and sand trout, sheepshead, flounder, croakers, skipjack and drum. Group boats provide bay and deep-sea fishing for half and full days; charter cruisers are available for offshore sport...

Exhibits focus on three Spanish shipwrecks, which occurred in 1554 just 30 miles north of the city. Murals, artifacts and hands-on activities are featured, along with a Children’s Discovery Lab, Ship Theater & Nautical Gift Shop. Next to the Port Isabel Historical Museum and a short walk from the...

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Find out more about South Padre Island Golf Club.

When lighthouses were built in the early days, people who staffed them lived in a small house beside the lighthouse known as the Keeper’s Cottage. A new cottage stands beside the historic lighthouse re-creating the past. This cottage is home to the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center. ...