At least once in everyone's life there has to be a visit to a small town's very own Rialto Theater, a classic Americana name meaning the theater district. In the Texas Coastal Bend, Aransas Pass has a visual arts, music and live theater performance forum right in the heart of downtown, one of the few remaining Rialtos to survive and even prosper in the country located just minutes from downtown Corpus Christi. The renovating revival of the original building which marked the birth of a new vision is yours to see and experience with a year-round event schedule packed with traditional and eclectic performances in a 100-seat theater auditorium, a 40-seat beer/wine bar, gallery and lobby for art exhibits. Although the Rialto has been walloped by not one but two hurricanes, the grand lady has survived and is proudly waiting for you.
Have a romantic dinner at what could be the nicest restaurant in Corpus Christi. Your significant other will feel like royalty when you take them out to the Republic of Texas Bar & Grill on your next date. Be sure to sample from their award winning wine list.
Take some time to stroll the sea wall and stumble upon the Selena Memorial Statue, which stands in memorium of the Tejano superstar taken from the world too soon.
Be sure to catch the next Blue Angels air show at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Naval Air Station Kingsville. The two sites alternately host the show, featuring the military's most important aircrafts strutting their stuff, along with a few other crowd-pleasing attractions. It may be wise to invest in some earplugs, those jets are loud!