Location: Kingsville
Top Things to do in Kingsville
The 10 Best Things to do in Kingsville, Texas (TX)
Kingsville is a city in the southern region of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Kleberg County, and is located on the U.S. Route 77 corridor between Corpus Christi and Harlingen. Kingsville is the principal city of the Kingsville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area. The population was 26,213 at the time of the 2010 census, and in 2016 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population at 26,071.
Restaurants in Kingsville
1. Woodworks
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
An antique and gift shop offering some interesting items.
2. Totes and Things
3. John E. Conner Museum
4. King Ranch Visitor Center
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4.0 based on 602 reviews
A short-day trip from Corpus Christi, the Rio Grande Valley or San Antonio, this 825,000-acre ranch is a privately owned National Historic Landmark and offers daily tours on its Santa Gertrudis division. The King Ranch Museum and Saddle Shop are separate locations in downtown Kingsville. Visitors can watch a video on the history and current operations of the Ranch, as well as explore the butterfly/birding garden on the grounds of the King Ranch Visitor Center. Historical tours are offered twice daily on Tuesday through Saturday. Birding, nature and special interest tours are available by appointment.
Reviewed By rm2572020 - Montgomery, United States
Very informative tour excellent tour guide Great experience highly recommend for anyone interested in the history of ranching in Texas
5. King Ranch Saddle Shop
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4.0 based on 96 reviews
This shop offers many furniture items as well as souvenirs.
Reviewed By susanmC8407RE - Austin, United States
My girlfriends and I spent an afternoon in downtown Kingsville to shop at the Saddle Shop. It's like a boutique clothing store and museum all in one. The actual saddle shop is in the store where you can see the detailed work involved in their creation. We hit all the main street's stores, had lunch at t he pharmacy across the street and enjoyed the excellent preservation and history provided. All around great day!
6. Henrietta Memorial Center King Ranch Museum
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4.0 based on 64 reviews
The museum is the definitive repository of ranch lore and the items on display clearly evoke life on Captain King’s legendary spread. The King Ranch Museum’s permanent collections include: Toni Frissell’s award-winning photographic essay of life on King Ranch in the early 1940’s; saddles from around the world, guns, and rifles including a King Ranch commemorative Colt Python .357 magnum revolver), and antique carriages and vintage cars, including El Kineño, a custom designed Buick Eight hunting car built for Congressman R. M. Kleberg, Sr., in 1949 by General Motors. Upon arriving at the King Ranch Museum, you are welcomed with a bronze sculpture of Mrs. Henrietta King and her son-in-law Robert J. Kleberg, Sr., as well as a sculpture of the first artesian well that was drilled on King Ranch in the summer of 1899. Visitors can view videos about the history of King Ranch and its main residence.
Reviewed By 484dougl
The museum is in an old ice factory. The displays are very well done. Many types of saddles are on display. Several photographs and ranching artifacts. There is a video which explains the history of the Ranch and the people who lived there.
7. King Ranch
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4.0 based on 45 reviews
Reviewed By travelingpisces - Brentwood, United States
We visited King Ranch to take the bus tour. Our guide Ellen was really great and gave us a very informative tour that included the history of the ranch and it's founder and family. This tour hit all of the highlights, view of so many longhorn cattle, other cattle and their calves, quarter horses and so many deer grazing along side cattle and horses. I only knew of King Ranch because of the King Ranch edition of the Ford Pick-up trucks that I see on the road, but so happy that we were able to visit and see it for ourselves. Highly recommend you get tickets online head of time as I saw many people come in hoping for a tour, but they were all sold out for the day. You can visit the Visitor Center for free, but the tour requires paying admission.
8. 1904 Train Depot
9. The Office- Kingsville
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
10. Kingsville Farmers' Market
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4.0 based on 4 reviews
