Cheap Things To Do in Bay City, Texas

One of the wilder sites in the Texas state parks system, Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area is accessible only by boat and has no telephone or drinking water. About 56,700 acr... More on LLBean.com

The Matagorda Island WMA consists of 56,688 acres of offshore barrier island and bayside marshes which is operated as a wildlife management area, jointly owned by the Texas General Land Office and ... More on Tpwd.state.tx.us

Matagorda County Museum in Bay City, TX is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Fin... More on MuseumsUSA.org

You will be amazed to find such a great children 's museum in a rural area. More on TripAdvisor

Inscription. Near the mouth of the Colorado River, 20 miles to the south, is the town of Matagorda, the second most important port of entry in early Texas. In the Civil War, center for rich farmlands and one of 8 Texas ports that ... More on HMDB

Inscription. During the Civil War (1861-65), Federal forces tried several times to seize Texas ports. Galveston was taken on October 5, 1862, but recaptured by a Confederate army on January 1, 1863. Lt. Dick Dowling's troops stopped ... More on HMDB

Topics: local history. More on MuseumStuff.com