Waves Resort features a water park, resort hotel, golf course, and casual dining. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas the river inspired "RIVERpark" lets you swim, tube, and splash through waves, currents, chutes, and whitewater. With 7 rivers, kids play areas, golf, resort and the Veranda Restaurant - you will have a fun-filled vacation in summer or any time of year.
Head out toward the Island to experience the food and environment of the Padre Island Burger Company. This popular hangout serves up some amazing gourmet burgers - we recommend the Mr. Beckham - and the atmosphere here is laid-back and nothing short of island chic. Live music and great drink specials also add to the Burger Company's appeal.
Tour one of the largest ranches in the world today, the renown King Ranch, now covers 825,000 acres—more land than the state of Rhode Island. Tours showcase the inner workings of cattle handling, along with the property's historically significant buildings. This is the ranch the 80s TV show "Dallas" was modeled after. Although you won't find JR, you'll find plenty of history on the King family, who created the empire.
Enjoy a true Texas tradition at the Texas Jazz Festival, which takes place every October. The three-day festival has taken place annually for more than 50 years, bringing the city jazz music for every age.