McAllen International Airport 59 min
Children's Museum of Brownsville (7 min) Kids explore art, health, the sea, dance, farming, construction & more in themed play areas & camps. Immaculate Conception Cathedral (7 min) Stillman House Museum (9 min) Circa-1850 city founder’s house, with period furnishings, local history exhibits & a gift shop. Costumes of the Americas Museum (7 min) Museum exhibiting indigenous costumes from North, Central & South America & the Caribbean. Joe & Tony Oliveira Park (9 min) Historic Brownsville Museum (6 min) Local artifacts in a circa-1928 train depot with Spanish-colonial revival details & an event venue. Gladys Porter Zoo (5 min) Landscaped wildlife park showcasing 377 species from 4 continents, an aquarium & a reptile house. Edelstein Park (6 min) Brownsville Historic Battlefield Trail (8 min) Resaca De La Palma State Park & World Birding Center (15 min) Birding in a 1,200-acre space, with bike trails, observation decks, butterfly garden & tram tours. Brownsville Museum of Fine Art (5 min) Enduring museum offering exhibits by local & international artists, with programs for kids & adults. Prax Orive Jr. (Sunrise) Park (7 min) Urban park on the historic Great Western Cattle Trail with a lake, bike path & playground. Historic 'Old Morgue' at Fort Brown (10 min) Historic morgue & linen storage building at Fort Brown where yellow-fever autopsies were conducted. Resaca de la Palma National Battlefield (16 min) Preserved site of the 1846 Mexican-American war battle with a trail & picnic tables. Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (15 min) Notable 1846 battlefield features a visitor center with interactive exhibits, trails & guided tours. |