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South Texas
Choose an island stay, Brownsville’s history or McAllen’s gardens and bird habitat.
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Find your place
South Texas, a little closer.
Choose an island stay, Brownsville’s history or McAllen’s gardens and bird habitat. These destinations share a region but need separate travel plans; wildlife experiences depend on conditions and operator access.
Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.
Three places to begin.
Choose a local stop, then find food and a place to stay.
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Your next good stop.
Find a business. Put yours on the map.
Browse published places around South Texas. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Texas photographs, resized and converted to WebP. Displayed crops may vary; each image retains its listed license.
- South Padre Island beach panorama.jpg — Spheroidite, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Miguel Fernandez Hide Yard.jpg — 25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
- Part of the grounds at Quinta Mazatlan, a historical adobe mansion and nature and birding center in McAllen, Texas LCCN2014630402.tif — Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain. Resized and converted to WebP; website may crop for layout.
Visitor information: South Padre Island, Brownsville, McAllen. Check current access, hours, weather and booking terms. Photos may show nearby attractions rather than the town center.
County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 cartographic boundaries. Town markers are approximate centers, not entrances or routes. WTDO regions are editorial discovery areas, not official tourism boundaries.