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Aquarena Center in San Marcos
Photographer: Kevin Stillman

Aquarena Center

Take the famous glass-bottom boat ride, one of the most popular ways to view the bubbling springs and the Natural Aquarium of Texas. This ride introduces visitors to an excavation site from which artifacts dating as far back as 12,000 years have been recovered. The Endangered Species Exhibit gives visitors an up close look at the unique species that live only in the San Marcos River. The new "Wetlands Walkway" exhibit, just outside the park along the banks of the San Marcos River offers a great place for bird watching. With the entertainment venue of the park focusing on nature, Aquarena is becoming a new highlight for nature tourism. Open year-round. No admission fee to the center, but there is a fee for the boat ride. 512/245-7570. www.aquarena.txstate.edu.

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San Marcos, Texas
78666
512/245-7570

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Open year-round.

Featured Activity

Scenic Overlook

Travelers can pause and picnic in roadside park by U.S. 90 on east rim of canyon, about 18 miles east of Langtry. View is spectacular and provides insight into difficulties faced by pioneers who had to negotiate crossing without a bridge.

City: Langtry
Region: Big Bend Country

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