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Corpus Christi, TX
Best Museums (Attractions & Activities)
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Art Center of Corpus Christi |
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100 N Shoreline, Corpus Christi 78401 • 361-884-6406 |
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DOWNTOWN. Located across from the Coopers Alley L-Head, this attractive facility seeks to preserve and promote the unique art of Texas's Coastal Bend. Exhibits change periodically, but fascinating work is always on display, from loaned watercolors of regional interest to the works of local sculptors. In addition to studios and classrooms, the Art Center features a gift shop and ever-popular Jezebelles, a fine-dining restaurant highly regarded for its weekly lunches and Sunday brunches. |
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Art Museum of South Texas |
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1902 N Shoreline Blvd Bayfront Science Park, Corpus Christi 78401 • 361-825-3500 |
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DOWNTOWN. Located on one of Corpus Christi's most envied lots, this modern art museum places a premium on works by native Texans, especially folks from the Corpus Christi area. Even so, pieces from around the US and even the world also comprise the permanent collection. From pre-Columbian carved alabaster to paintings by Dennis Blagg, Cesar Martinez, and Charles Mary Kubricht, the museum presents a culturally diverse sampling of both style and medium. As if the artwork weren't inspiring enough, floor-to-ceiling windows boast spectacular views of Corpus Christi Bay and the Harbor Bridge. |
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Asian Cultures Museum & Educational Center |
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1809 N Chaparral St Bayfront Science Park, Corpus Christi 78401 • 361-882-2641 |
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DOWNTOWN. Boasting a collection that includes several thousand artifacts collected from Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea, this facility was founded in the mid-1970s by Corpus Christi resident Billie Trimble Chandler, who spent nearly two decades teaching in Japan. Her collection, which includes everything from Noh theater masks and Kabuki dolls to handmade kimonos and religious statues, offers folks from South Texas a brief yet insightful glance at cultures a world away. |
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Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History |
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1900 N Chaparral St Bayfront Arts and Sciences Park, Corpus Christi 78401 • 361-826-4664 |
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DOWNTOWN. This museum emphasizes Southeast Texas's rich scientific and cultural history through well-conceived exhibits that chronicle everything from the impact of Columbus on the New World to the Native American experience in Texas to the area's fascinating geological history. The facility also houses a gift shop that sells rocks and minerals, fine jewelry, and even toys. If you're looking for a special keepsake, museum-quality reproductions of Spanish astrolabes are hand-cast in bronze and look exactly like the originals on exhibit. |
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USS "Lexington" |
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2914 N Shoreline Blvd Corpus Christi Bay, Corpus Christi 78402 • 800-523-9539 |
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NORTH BEACH. This World War II-era vessel was involved in almost every major naval skirmish in the Pacific Theater. In fact, the Japanese propaganda machine mistakenly reported the ship's demise so many times that her crew began to refer to her as the "Blue Ghost." When the carrier was decommissioned in the early 1990s, civic leaders in Corpus Christi petitioned to have her dry-docked in the bay so that she could become the centerpiece of a museum honoring the lives and careers of Navy personnel from World War II to the present. Today, the "Lexington" attracts thousands of visitors each year, most of them young children keen on learning more about their country's history. |
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