OTHER BIRDING B&BS OF THE RGV
BIRDING, BUTTERFLIES & NATURE
CULTURAL & HISTORICAL & FUN
LINKS TO AREA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
OTHER BIRDING B&BS OF THE RGV:
BIRDING, BUTTERFLIES & NATURE:
Fortuitously located where the Mississippi and the Central flyways merge, the Rio Grande Valley is proud to have a bird list which boasts about half of ALL of the bird species seen in all of North America! Staggering! Here are some of the best places to see them:
National Wildlife Refuges:
- Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge (Rio Hondo, TX)
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (headquarted in Alamo, TX)
- Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge (Alamo, TX)
State, County, City, & Private Preserves:
- Adolph Thomae, Jr. County Park (Arroyo City, TX) (GTCBT site:)
- Anzalduas County Park (near Mission, TX) (GTCBT site:)
- Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park (Mission, TX)
- Butterfly Garden of Mission (Mission, TX)
- Falcon Dam Reservoir/Falcon State Recreation Park (Falcon Heights, TX)
- Los Ebanos Preserve (San Benito, TX)
- Sabal Palm Audubon Center & Sanctuary (Brownsville, TX)
- Valley Nature Center (Weslaco, TX)
- World Birding Center (with numerous satellite locations) (Mission, TX)
CULTURAL & HISTORICAL & FUN:
The Rio Grande Valley has fantastic museums and historical sites!
- Brownsville Battlefields (Brownsville, TX)
- Brownsville Museum of Fine Art (Brownsville, TX)
- The Children’s Museum of Brownsville (Brownsville, TX)
- Commemorative Air Force—RGV Museum (Brownsville, TX)
- Gladys Porter Zoo (Brownsville, TX)
- Historic Brownsville Museum (Brownsville, TX)
- International Museum of Art and Science (McAllen, TX)
- Museum of South Texas History (Edinburg, TX)
- Port Isabel Historical Museums (Port Isabel, TX)
- Raymondville Historical & Community Center (Raymondville, TX)
- Rio Grande Valley Museum Complex (Harlingen, TX)
LINKS TO AREA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE:
Our area chambers and information centers are your best source for information on what to do, where to go, and where to stay in the Rio Grande Valley.
- Alamo Chamber of Commerce
- McAllen Chamber of Commerce
- Mission Chamber of Commerce
- Harlingen Chamber of Commerce
- Port Mansfield Chamber of Commerce
- Raymondville Chamber of Commerce
- Rio Grande City Chamber of Commerce
- Rio Grande Valley Chamber of Commerce
- South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce
- Weslaco Chamber of Commerce
Enjoy your time in the Rio Grande Valley! |
