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Port Aransas is a funky Texas-style beach town located on the north end of Mustang Island. It has nearly 4,000 permanent residents, but at any given time at least a couple of thousand island condo dwellers descend on the town for groceries, a beer, and such. Unlike Corpus and Rockport, Port Aransas is situated on open water. (Actually, it's open water in one direction, and the bay in the other.) Hence you get big, broad, sandy beaches, and some watersports that the other destinations don't offer. The town is different from Rockport also in that Rockport has other economic activities besides tourism. That's not really true for Port A (as the locals call it), which depends on winter Texans, fishing enthusiasts, surfers, and sun worshippers for its existence. This is why the town has a little more party spirit, which you can easily discern if you go barhopping here. That said, the perfect time not to come here is during spring break, when college students fill the town and disrupt the calm, small-town feel of the place.
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Omni Corpus Christi Hotel
900 N. Shoreline Dr (Bayfront Tower)
Corpus Christi, TX 78401 Map Distance: 20.3 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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Holiday Inn Express ROCKPORT (ON THE BAY)
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Hunt's Castle Rockport
725 South Water Street
Rockport, TX 78382 Map Distance: 12.8 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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AttractionsMustang Island State Park Trail
South of Port Aransas
17047 State Hwy. 361 Port Aransas, Texas Distance: 0.7 mi. (from destination center) Description: Five miles of beach are open to the public for fishing, swimming, biking, hiking, surfing, and kayaking. ... Read More
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Texas Maritime Museum
1202 Navigation Circle
Rockport, Texas Distance: 13.3 mi. (from destination center) Description: From pirates to shipbuilding to offshore oil drilling, this excellent small museum brings to... Read More
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Mustang Ranch Riding Stable
8159 Hwy. 361
Corpus Christi, Texas 38373 Distance: 15.9 mi. (from destination center) Description: Riding horseback through the surf is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that the entire family can... Read More
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