Palacios

Most visitors reach Palacios by car, traveling on Texas State Highway 35 which runs along the central Gulf Coast.
Palacios has a small airport for private flights as well as a harbor connected to the Intracoastal Waterway. The city is also served by a Greyhound bus route running between Houston and Corpus Christi.

Local transit is mostly by car, although bike routes have been established within the city and a 1.5-mile walk along the seawall is popular with pedestrians.

• City by the Sea Museum

  phone: +1 361-972-1148
  address: 401 Commerce St.
  Housed in the R. J. Hill building,

• Luther Hotel

  address: 408 S. Bay Blvd.
  "The Palace of Palacios", originally the Bay View Hotel, has been a fixture of the community for nearly a hundred years. Check in to see its history, including movie stars, war heroes, and the pier.

• Tres Palacios Bay Shrimping Fleet

  phone: +1 361-972-5556
  address: 1602 Main St.
  Palacios is known as the "Shrimp Capital of Texas," see the fleet that gives this reputation.

• Texas Baptist Encampment

  phone: +1 361-972-2717
  address: Main St. at Welch Ave.
  Founded in 1906 as the "Baptist Young Peoples Union," this camp is still in operation.

• Hotel Blessing Coffee Shop

  phone: +1 361-588-6623
  address: 128 10th St, Blessing
  The restaurant entrance is on the side, if you come in the front you'll find the hotel lobby. While you'll pass Blessing before you get to Palacios, the breakfast might be worth the fifteen minute backtrack.

• Outrigger Restaurant

  phone: +1 361-972-1479
  address: 515 Commerce St
  Local seafood and more. They'll probably have live music on Thursdays and Fridays, and most Saturdays, out back in the barn.

• Lighthouse Seafood

  phone: +1 361-972-1231
  address: 9 8th St
  Local seafood on the water.

• Marisela's Cafe

  phone: +1 361-972-0734
  address: 906 Main St

• Luther Hotel

  phone: +1 361-972-2312
  address: 408 S. Bay Blvd.
  While there are several places to get a room in town, you won't get a better local feel than the Luther.

• Hotel Blessing

  phone: +1 361-588-9579
  address: 128 10th St, Blessing
  A restored hotel. It's about fifteen minutes back North on SH-35. The front door is the hotel lobby.

• Moonlight Bay Bed & Breakfast

  phone: +1 361-972-2232
  address: 506 S. Bay Blvd.
  Waterfront rooms in a hundred year old home.

• Main Inn

  phone: +1 361-972-3408
  address: 208 Main St.
  Wireless internet access, great breezes. Wine and music out back on Friday nights.

• Peaceful Pelican Bed & Breakfast

  address: 317 East Bay Blvd.
  Upscale, restored 1910 waterfront home, bay views, luxury rooms, wireless Internet, opened 2008.

Wireless Internet access is available at the Main Inn and Peaceful Pelican Bed & Breakfast.

To the east of Palacios there are several fine natural areas such as Oyster Lake, Mad Island Marsh and Matagorda Beach.