Brownsville Heritage Museum

January 30, 2018 Our favorite exhibit from this museum is a MAN, a German Machinefabrik Ausberg Nerenberg, reportedly built for Porfirio Díaz who served seven terms as Mexico’s president between 1876 and 1911.  The car was hidden in a secret Read more…

Port Isabel, Texas

January 20, 2018 Port Isabel Historical Museum The building that houses the Port Isabel Historical Museum was built in 1899.  Charles Champion operated a dry goods store on the first floor and lived on the second floor with his family. Read more…

South Padre Island, Texas

January 14, 2018 The town of South Padre Island is the southmost 6 miles of the 113 miles of Padre Island.  We expected a tourist economy and that’s what’s on the island:  Small groups of apartments, condos, T-shirt shops, convenience Read more…

Edinburg, Texas

January 7, 2018 The Museum of South Texas History This is one of our all-time favorite museums.  Its Spanish Colonial architecture and decorations were attractive.  It was well-organized.  Exhibits were well-lighted, and it was  possible many times to take a Read more…

Brownsville, Texas

January 6, 2018 We chose an outing to Brownsville because there’s a Dunkin Donuts there and Jane had a free beverage coupon that would expire the next day.  In case you’re wondering, it wasn’t a waste of gas and time, Read more…

Harlingen, Texas: Murals

January 5, 2017 Harlingen has preserved, acquired, commissioned and promoted murals in its downtown area.  We had a great time finding them and geocaches associated with some of them. The Story of Bread, 1948.  This mural was moved from the Read more…