Rio Grande Valley Attractions

There are Rio Grande Valley Attractions for all ages and interest.

Alamo 

Visit the Santa Ana National Refuge

Brownsville

University of Texas Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts
Children’s Museum of Brownsville
Gladys Porter Zoo 

Historic Brownsville Museum
Resaca de la Palma State Park
Visit the Palo Alto Battlefield and Park

Edinburg

University of Texas-Pan American

Edinburg International Racetrack
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands

Harlingen

Take a walk along the City lake

Bike or Hike along the Arroyo river
Blues on the Hill concert series

Go to the Race Track
Play golf at Tony Butler

Play tennis or swim at Pendleton Park
Visit the Iowa Jima memorial and museum

Shop for antiques in Harlingen’s historic downtown

See the beautiful homes in the back part of Treasure Hills

Hidalgo

See the world’s largest killer bee

Los Fresnos

Little Graceland

McAllen

International Museum of Art and Science

La Plaza Mall

Visit one of their many parks

Sit outside at Starbucks on N. 10th st. and watch the traffic go by. (Join the I hate this idea fan club in the comments below.)

Mercedes

Shop at the Rio Grande Valley Outlet Mall

Mission

Take the Los Ebanos Ferry
See the Tom Landry Mural
Anzalduas County Park
Visit Shary Shivers Estate

Port Isabel

Look out from the top of the Port Isabel Lighthouse
Port Isabel Historic Museum
 The Museums of Port Isabel, which includes the Port Isabel Historical Museum, the Treasures of the Gulf Museum and the Point Isabel Lighthouse and Keeper's Cottage interpret the colorful history of Port Isabel and the Laguna Madre area. All are located within walking distance of each other in Port Isabel's historic district next to the beautiful Laguna Madre Bay. For more information, Visit Port Isabel's museums website
Walk through the “fingers”
Watch the shrimp boats come in
Fly fish
Watch the sunrise of SPI

San Juan

Shrine of La Virgen de San Juan del Valle

South Padre Island

Attend Spring Break - (#1 Rio Grande Valley Attraction)
Get a Tan
Windsurf
Ride Horses
Fish
Go Dolphin watching
Visit the Sea Turtle Rescue Center
Sky Diving
Schilitterbahn
Have a Bonfire (if it's still legal)
Watch fireworks
Walk to the end of the Jetties
Weslaco
Weslaco museum
Weslaco Public Library
Rio Grande Valley Attractions