The Texas Gulf Coast offers more than just white sand beaches and perfect waves to vacationers. The Texas Gulf Coast region is steeped with history, art, food and much, much more.

One of the most popular hot spots along the Texas Gulf Coast is the city of Corpus Christi. The vacation destination has some of the best fresh and salt water fishing to be found in Texas. There are several tours and fishing guides offering their knowledge to those wanting to catch the "big one" on while visiting the Texas Gulf Coast. Other activities in this beautiful beach town include sailing, sunbathing, touring the wildlife refuges and visiting the many state parks in the area.

Offering a nearly perfect climate almost everyday of the year, South Padre Island, Texas is the premier vacation spot. Located along the world's longest barrier reef, South Padre Island has some of the best snorkeling and scuba diving around. Try your hand a windsurfing or just spend the day laying lazily in a hammock in the shade. Whatever your level of adventurism might be, this gem along the Texas Gulf Coast can supply the activity.

The city of Galveston is set along 35-miles of beautiful Texas Gulf Coast beaches and offers visitors a taste of yesteryear. This Texas Gulf Coast city is filled with wonderful site seeing adventures. Take a ride on the trolley, travel by horse drawn carriage or spend some time on the sightseeing train, it really doesn't matter how you tour the city, just make sure you do. Galveston has many performing arts theatres, art galleries, wineries, botanical gardens and historic homes to see. There is something for everyone's taste in this Texas Gulf Coast wonderland, a trip to the Greyhound Race Track offers a thrilling day of high stakes fun. Cruising the coastline either as part of a tour on your own is a must do for every visitor to Galveston. With so much to do and see in this Texas Gulf Coast paradise, be sure to schedule some time to enjoy the beach.

These are but a few of the wonderful destinations located along the Texas Gulf Coast. Choose one, visit several as part of a self-guided tour or just come back again and again. The Texas Gulf Coast will never run out of vacation possibilities.