Port Aransas

Port Aransas is accessible by free, 24-hour TxDOT ferry service from Aransas Pass and by the JFK Causeway from Corpus Christi. For Port Aransas visitor information, contact the Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Bureau, 361/749-5919; and the Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department, 361/749-4158. Contact information for sites in the story follows.

Outdoors

University of Texas Marine Science Institute Visitors Center, 630 E. Cotter Ave., 361/749-6729.
Port Aransas Nature Preserve, on Port St. one mile west of the ferry landing at Cotter Ave.
Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, at the south end of Ross Ave.
Padre Island National Seashore, 20420 Park Rd. 22, Corpus Christi, 361/949-8068.
Newport Dunes Golf Club, 265 Palm Island Dr., 361/749-4653.

Museums, Gallery

Port Aransas Museum, 101 East Brundrett St. (at Alister St.), 361/749-3800.
Farley Boat Works, 716 W. Ave. C, 361/749-3800.
Mustang Island Art Gallery, 2222 Texas 361, 361/749-2200.

Dining

Avery’s Kitchen, 200 West Ave. G, 361/749-0650.
Port Aransas Brewing Company, 429 N. Alister St., 361/749-2739.
Shell’s, 522 E. Ave. G, 361/749-7621.
Lisabella’s, at Cinnamon Shore, 165 Social Circle, 361/749-4222.

Lodging

Cinnamon Shore, 5009 Texas 361, 888/893-0656.
The Tarpon Inn, 200 E. Cotter Ave., 361/749-5555.
Sea and Sand Cottages, Ave. E at 10th St.; 800/620-8879.

From the December 2012 issue.

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