Area Attractions

Bayside

Fennessey Ranch Highway 2678, Bayside (361) 529-6600 www.fennesseyranch.com

Custom birding trips, photography seminars, photo blinds for day leases, Russian boar hunting, country hayrides, hummingbird tours, educational programs

Corpus Christi

Texas State Aquarium 2710 N. Shoreline (361) 881-1200 or (800) 477- GULF texasstateaquarium.org. See story

USS Lexington Museum 2914 N. Shoreline Blvd. (On Corpus Christi Beach) 361-888-4873 or 800-LADYLEX www.usslexington.com See story

Texas Surf Museum 309 N. Chapparral (361) 882-2364 Admission: Free Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Labor Day After Labor Day: Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon-Wed 10 a.m. -7 p.m., Thurs. - Sat 10 a.m.

ATTRACTIONS - 10 p.m.

Corpus Christi Rayz Professional Hockey Team Ice Hockey Team (361) 814-PUCK www.ccrayz.com Season: October - March Corpus Christi Hammerheads National Indoor Football League (361) 814-PASS (7277)

www.cchammerheads.com

Season: March - July South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center 8545 S. Staples St. Corpus Christi

361-852-2100 www.stxbot.org

This 180 acre showcase includes hundreds of flowering plants and numerous demo beds, a Bird & Butterfly Nature Trail, birding tower and Palapa Grande on Gator Lake, and Wetlands Awareness Boardwalk.

Corpus Christi Speedway

241 Flato Rd. (Agnes at Flato) (361) 289-8847 www.theasphaltbullring.com Stock car racing Saturday nights on 1/4 mile oval asphalt

Corpus Christi Hooks Texas Minor League Baseball

ATTRACTIONS AA Affiliate of the Houston Astros Whataburger Field www.cchooks.com Season: April - Sept. 4

Kingsville

King Ranch Museum

405 N. Sixth St. (361) 595-1881 Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

King Ranch Visitor Center State Hwy. 141 West (361) 592-8055 Daily scheduled tours Call for times.

Rockport

Texas Maritime Museum 1202 Navigation Circle (361) 729-1271 or (361) 729- 6644 (866) 729-2469 (729- AHOY) www.texasmaritimemuseum. org Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday: 1 - 4 p.m. Admission: Adults, $5; Senior citizens, $4; Children 6-12, $2; Children 5 and under, free