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The Rio Grande Valley encompasses several landmarks that attract
thousands of visitors including:
Port Isabel Lighthouse, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Santa
Ana National Wildlife Refuge, and Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park.
The Valley is a popular waypoint for tourists seeking to visit Mexico.
Popular destinations across the border include:
Matamoros, Nuevo Progreso, Río Bravo, and Reynosa, all located in the
Mexican state of Tamaulipas.
The Valley also attracts large numbers of wealthy tourists from the
Mexican states of Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Distrito Federal, and Tamaulipas.
The Valley is a popular Winter tourist destination for residents from the
Midwest United States and Canada, called Winter Texans. For the most
part, Winter Texans live in the hundreds of RV and Mobile Home Resorts
located all throughout the Valley.
Along with Mexican nationals and thousands of college students who visit
South Padre Island throughout March and April, Winter Texans constitute
the bulk of the Valley's tourism.
Winter Texans typically arrive in October–November and stay until
February–March, causing a seasonal swell for local businesses.
The Valley is the only region within the United States where birders can
observe certain varieties of tropical birds more typical of Mexico. It is also
along the path taken by the migratory Monarch Butterfly as it transits to
and from the Mexican state of Michoacan.
The history of the Rio Grande Valley is chronicled at the
Museum of South Texas History.
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