Texas State Aquarium

After a two hour drive from San Antonio to Corpus Christi I was a little surprised to find around 10 miles of nothing but oil refineries. Only by the coast was there anything that looked interesting. I visited two of the more interesting sites in Corpus Christi, which are conveniently right next to each other.

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U.S.S. Lexington

The other site I visited right next to the Aquarium was the USS Lexington, a World War II era aircraft carrier. The ship was also known as the "Blue Ghost" (still not sure why) and is now a private military museum with displays about the history of the Lexington including some of the planes that have been transported by this ship. I thought it was definitely worth the visit.

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