Enjoy the great outdoors along the Corpus Christi bayfront at the 43-acre Cole Park. Walk, jog, bike or fish off the pier. The Kids Place is an outdoor play gym with plenty of swings, slides and climbing areas. It's a great attraction for a laid-back day with the family.
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.
The Texas State Aquarium is a major tourist attraction on the Gulf Coast receiving more than 500,000 visitors per year and is a leading educational and rehabilitation center that primarily focuses on species from the Gulf of Mexico. Exhibits explore both creatures of the gulf and the natural habitat that supports them. Some of the sections of the Texas State Aquarium include: Amazon, Dolphin Bay, Eagle Pass, Floating Phantoms, in addition to touch tanks, up-close encounters with alligators and a super-sized children's play park.
Make your debut at one of the biggest parties in the city at the annual Buc Days Celebration every April. Don't miss out on the parade, carnival, concerts and rodeo that take place at this festival every year.