Gladys Porter Zoo

GLadys Porter Zoo is an oasis nestled in South Texas with 26 acres of lush tropical plants and over 1300 animals featuring three generations of gorillas.

Address: 500 Ringgold St, Brownsville, Texas
Phone: (956) 546-7187 | Visit Website | Add to travel notebook

Loop Farms, Inc./Whitewing Ranch

Address: 827 S. Oklahoma Ave, Brownsville, Texas
Phone: (956) 831-4681 | Visit Website | Add to travel notebook

Sabal Palm Audubon Center & Sanctuary

Sabal Palm Sanctuary: From strolling through the country’s last remaining stand of old-growth sabal palm forest, home to many spectacular plant and animal species, to exploring one of the last historic river plantation homes along the Rio Grande, Sabal Palm Sanctuary offers natural and cultural history experiences for everyone. Open 7 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

Address: 8400 Southmost Road, Brownsville, Texas
Phone: 956-541-8034 | Visit Website | Add to travel notebook

SPI Dolphin Docks, Inc.

Join the fun on our Bay Fishing Trips as we fish for Sand Trout and Whiting, and depending on the time of the year, you can also catch Croaker, Sheepshead, Kingfish, Shark, Black Drum, Flounder, Stingray, and more!  Bait is provided FREE on all trips!  Our professional and friendly Crew will gladly assist your while [...]

Address: 510 E. Queen Isabella Blvd., Port Isabel, Texas
Phone: (956) 943-3185 | Visit Website | Add to travel notebook

World Birding Center Resaca de la Palma State Park

Brownsville’s Resaca de la Palma State Park boasts the largest tract of native habitat in the World Birding Center network. Over eight miles of trails curve through 1,200 acres of Tamaulipan thornscrub, sugar hackberry, ebony-anacua and grasslands. Four observation decks overlook the resaca.

Address: 1000 New Carmen Blvd, Brownsville, Texas
Phone: 956-350-2920 | Visit Website | Add to travel notebook