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Palacios, Texas

Paradise in Palacios
From gorgeous sunrises to magnificent sunsets you can enjoy your day birding, fishing, boating, kayaking, biking, or strolling the seawall.

City by the Sea

Sunrise at Turning Basin #3
Rising sun
Sunrise at the seawall
City by the Sea Museum at 401 Commerce Street
New Frontier Gallery and Aww Mañana Siesta y Shower at Commerce and 5th Streets
City Park [click here] next to Palacios Mexican Restaurant – Main Street

Click here to view the museum’s permanent exhibits in a new window.

https://citybytheseamuseum.org/permanent-exhibits

The Luther Hotel Walking tour of how the Luther was saved.
Seaside Bait & Tackle – Playground South Bay park
South Bay Pavilion and Beach

View from 8th and Duson
Along the seawall
Blue Crab at the seawall
Shells near the seawall

Festivities in Palacios

Valentine’s Day Parade
BirdFest – Main Street
Taste of Palacios seafood festival October 2024 – 4th and Commerce Streets
Preparing for Fourth of July event on the bay. Fireworks at night.

Shrimp Capital of Texas

And Oysters, Too

Shrimp Shack Main Street Shrimp Shack
Margerum Street

More shrimping photos here

Birders Paradise

Black-necked Stilt

Black-necked Stilt

Matagorda County Birding Capital of Texas

Bill Title: Designating Matagorda County as the official Birding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

Brown Pelicans on the Bay

More Birds

Click here to go to the Birding Page
Belted Kingfisher – Mad Island Wildlife Refuge
American Kestrel – Main and 12th
Black-Bellied Plover – Lookout Point
American Avocet – Matagorda Beach

Strolling around The City by the Sea

As you stroll about town, you will notice several murals.

Styles by Rosie
J’s Custom Cravings.
Pirate Queen Designs, Main St
Nana’s House and Grassy Point Kayak
Mike’s on Main
The Pavilion

Old Main Bookstore. Books Unique gifts, and more. Check out birding and Palacios souvenir bookmarks, framed photos, postcards, and more. New and used books. Coffee by whole bean or ground. Coffee shop, Local Crafts and Collectables
Senior Center
Get your prescriptions filled here
Library

Palacios has just about everything you need within walking distance of downtown including, library, pharmacy, hospital, police station, fire department, Churches, medical offices, dentists, grocery stores, convenience stores, Restaurants and Lodging, fast food, hardware, lumber, automobile service, boat service, farm/ranch supplies, and food trucks.

https://www.usgenwebsites.org/TXMatagorda/palacios/pa_aa_school.htm
Troy Lewis invites us in to the Sanford Center
https://www.preservationtexas.org/traah/palacios
Danny’s Seafood mural
Little League

Restaurants and Lodging

There is a variety of restaurants for your dining pleasure. [Restaurants and Lodging]

Lodging is available at several BnB properties along the bay as well as RV parks catering to the fishing travelers.

La Petite Belle

Learn about the French shipwreck La Belle of 1686 which was discovered at the bottom of Matagorda Bay. This is the replica of La Petite Belle. Read the story in Texas Time Travel https://texastimetravel.com/directory/city-sea-museum-and-la-petite-belle-homeport/

Find out how La Petite Belle was recovered from Matagorda Bay. https://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/belle/excavations.html

Photos of the launch in Palacios

Check the Palacios Beacon for local news about our community and state

Find you place of worship at one of these Churches