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South Padre Island, a barrier island
on the Texas Gulf Coast, offers a plethora of activities. Whether you
are a tourist or local, South Padre Island offers something fun for
everyone and lots of attractions for people of all ages. For those who
love the beach, there are banana-boat rides, parasailing, surfing, kite
surfing, snorkeling, surf fishing, offshore fishing, scuba diving,
sailing, speedboats, leisure boats and many other types of beach-related
activities. On the shore there is horseback riding, bicycling,
volleyball, football, Frisbee, all kinds of photography and painting
opportunities due to the spectacular beauty of the scenery. You can even
go shell-collecting and make unique jewelry or shell art from your
finds. Using metal-detectors is also a popular hobby that produces rare
treasures. Our Beachcomber Museum offers real maps to real treasures
that were lost among sea-faring ships on their journeys. South Padre
Island is rich in history and offers historical sites and statues that
tell exciting stories of treasure, some found already and some waiting
to be discovered yet.
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