Alice (Texas)

Alice was named after the daughter of ranchman Richard King, who established the famous King Ranch. The city is known as the "birthplace of Tejano music" since it was here, in the 1940s that Tejano was first recorded and popularized.

By car

• US Highway 281 goes around the western side of town.
• Texas Highway 44 goes through the center of town and connects it with Corpus Christi.
• Texas Highway 359 's southern end is near Alice.

By plane

• Alice International AirportGeneral aviation

• Lake Findley

  address: Lake Alice Road
  There is a park area and some trees near the lake.

• South Texas Museum

  phone: +1 361 668-8891
  address: 66 South Wright St
  Focuses on the history of the area from the American Indians forward, particularly the pioneer era.

• Tejano Music Hall of Fame Museum

  phone: +1 361 668-6666
  address: 213 N. Wright St
  Dedicated to preserving the history of the musicians and recordings of this uniquely Texas genre.

• Water towerThe city's water tower near downtown is the tallest concrete water tower in the world, at 165 feet.

Alice's main shopping district is along Texas Highway 44 and Main Street

• Big House BurgersThere is one other restaurant with the same name in nearby Kingsville.

• Best Western Executive Inn

  phone: +1 361 664-2133
  address: 1350 S Business Highway 281

• Holiday Inn Express & Suites Alice

  phone: +1 361 664-7111
  address: 2965 E Main St

• Scottish Inn

  phone: +1 361 664-4351
  address: 815 S US Highway 281

• Days Inn

  phone: +1 361-664-6616
  address: 555 US Highway 281 (Johnson Street)

• Corpus Christi
• Kingsville