Enjoy Fun Activities in Corpus Christi, Texas

Texas State Aquarium Amusement Park Padre Isles Country Club Concrete Street Amphitheatre Mustang Island State Park

The Bahia Mar Suites is located on beautiful North Padre Island, just minutes away from some of the Corpus Christi’s most popular attractions. Visit great tourist destinations and enjoy the wide variety of fun indoor and outdoor activities this popular beach resort has to offer. Corpus Christi’s museums, beaches, raceways, and other great attractions offer fun for the whole family. You’ll love our beach location and the fantastic entertainment, attractions and dining all just a few minutes away from our comfortable rooms.

Corpus Christi, TX Attractions

Texas State Aquarium. Experience an aquatic journey from the shore to the depths of the Gulf of Mexico at this great family attraction. You’ll enjoy dive shows, feeding demonstrations, and hands-on exhibits that let you get a close-up view of sharks, stingrays, hermit crabs, and much more. www.texasstateaquarium.org

U.S.S. Lexington. Take a tour of this famous aircraft carrier, nicknamed the "Blue Ghost." Learn the history of the ship through its many exhibits, get a feel for Naval life and take a virtual journey of sight and sound at the three-story MEGA theater. www.usslexington.com  [Top]

Funtrackers Amusement Park. This great family fun park offers racecars, an 18-hole miniature golf course, bumper boats, miniature golf, a mechanical bull, and kiddie rides for children 10 and under. An arcade offers over 80 games with tickets that can be redeemed for prizes. www.funtrackers.com

Art Museum of South Texas / South Texas Institute for the Arts. The Art Museum of South Texas offers galleries, classrooms, studios, a library, a gift shop, an auditorium, and an interactive kids' playroom, and showcases a variety of fine art displayed amidst spectacular views of Corpus Christi Bay and the Harbor Bridge. The South Texas Institute for the Arts offers diverse exhibition and educational programs like bilingual gallery talks, artist residencies, dance, and theatrical and musical performances that celebrate the rich multicultural heritage of the Corpus Christi area. Open Tues - Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1pm-5pm. www.stia.org  [Top]

Padre Isles Country Club. This premier barrier golf course in Texas, located on beautiful North Padre Island, offers one of the most challenging courses in South Texas. With refreshing sea breezes, natural dunes covered in deep coastal grasses and spectacular ocean views, this 18-hole course also includes a driving range, chipping green and putting green for a complete golf experience. www.padreislescc.com

Texas Treasure Casino. Enjoy the fun of a Las Vegas style casino while you cruise the Gulf of Mexico on a luxury ocean liner. Sailing daily from Port Aransas, this unique floating casino includes fine dining, live entertainment, 500 slots, and over 24 exciting table games, including Blackjack, Craps, Let It Ride, Three Card Poker, and Roulette. www.txtreasure.com  [Top]

Concrete Street Amphitheatre. With more than 1,900 seats and a great water views, this outdoor theatre hosts a variety of major musicians and entertainers from around the world. Artists like Blues Traveler, Journey, Godsmack, Willie Nelson, Billy Idol, B.B. King, and many more have graced the stage at this intimate concert venue. The Amphitheatre offers chair rentals, a food court and concessions area and also hosts private events from charity functions to weddings. www.concretestreet.net

Padre Island National Seashore. Padre Island National Seashore offers visitors a wide range of activities from picnicking to fishing, hiking to windsurfing. The park’s Bird Island Basin on the Laguna Madre is one of the best in the nation for windsurfing because of its steady wind, warm water, and shallow depths. Swimming is allowed at all beaches. Fishermen will enjoy a boat-launching ramp and great sport and birdwatchers will enjoy a wide variety of species for viewing. The park also offers children's programs like beach walks, mini-talks, campfire programs, and bird-watching walks. www.nps.gov/pais  [Top]

Mustang Island State Park. With more than five miles of open beaches, Mustang Island is one of the most popular family beaches in Texas. The park offers great camping, picnicking, fishing, beach combing, swimming, hiking and mountain biking, sunbathing, surfing, and excellent birding. Facilities near the park include 48 campsites with water and electricity, 300 primitive beach sites, shaded picnic areas, restrooms, and showers.

South Texas Speedway. The South Texas Speedway offers fast-paced racing action at one of the top 50 racing facilities in the country. With seating for over 3,000 fans, you’ll have great views of the ¼ mile banked dirt oval track and enjoy a fun evening of racing entertainment. This family friendly facility offers free admission for children 12 and under. Enjoy kids’ footraces at intermission, great concessions, and open pits after the racing all designed for affordable, clean family fun. http://southtexasspeedway.com/

South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center. Showcasing colorful, exotic floral exhibits blended with vast conserved areas of native habitats and natural wetlands, this 180-acre park is also recognized as one of the key birding sites in Corpus Christi. Major floral exhibits include an orchid house, plumeria collection, hibiscus garden, rose garden and pavilion, hummingbird garden and visitor’s center. www.stxbot.org  [Top]