Brownsville - An Unparalleled Experience of Vacationing

Brownsville is one of the most beautiful andoutstanding Gulf of Mexico border. This city of
fascinating cities of Texas, United States. This cityTexas is known for its facilities and convenience
enjoys the status of being the county seat ofprovided to the travelers along with several
Cameron County. It is the fifteenth largest city ofmesmerizing attractions. This is the best place to
Texas State with a population of about 139,722watch marvelous and exquisite birds. It is also the
according to 2000 census. This is one of theproud organizer of Brownsville International Birding
major cities of the Brownsville-HarlingenFestival which takes place in the month of
Metropolitan Statistical Area.February every year.
This excellent city is founded in the year 1848 byGladys Porter Zoo is one of the most prominent
a businessman known as Charles Stillman. Itand must visit attractions of Brownsville. The
offers some of the best things in form ofmotto of the zoo is to preserve the nature and
language, history, culture along with a varied rangeecosystem through education and conservation. It
of attractions. The history of the Brownsville willalso houses some of the world's finest collections
take to the exploration and subsequentof reptiles. It houses more than 1,500 specimens
colonization around the area by Spain. With theof more than 400 species out of which almost 50
take-over of Mexico, the colonization began in thespecies are included under the endangered
year 1748 around the Rio Grande River. This wascategory.
the area where the city of Brownsville wasAnother must visit attraction of the city is The
located.Historic Brownsville Museum and especially if you
In the year 1765, the area around the Rio Grandehave children with you then you would not afford
River was located under the name of San Juanto miss it. This magnificent building houses a range
De los Esteros Hermosos. The name of the areaof exhibits that helps to understand the events of
was changed to Matamoros in honor to martyredthe past. The architecture of the building is a
priest known as Mariano Matamoros.great example of a perfect blend of Spanish
In the year 1835, it declared itself as anColonial Revival architecture.
independent region from Mexico which resultedBrownsville offers some of the most exciting
into a war. This war was fought at San Jacinto inrange of hotels and accommodation options in
the year 1836 and won by the Texans. Texasform of luxury and cheap hotels. It offers some
was then became the part of United States inof the hotels that are quite cheap but offers
the year 1845 and the Fort Taylor was named assome of the best facilities and amenities. Hotels
Fort Brown after the Major Jacob Brown whosuch as Super 8 Brownsville south Padre Island,
lost his life during the war.Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Comfort
By the end of the war, the treaty of GuadalupeSuites Brownsville and more which offers
Hidalgo was signed and the area was named asexcellent accommodation at the most discounted
Brownsville after Fort Brown.rates.
Brownsville is situated at the border of