{"id":2075,"date":"2013-10-24T18:41:19","date_gmt":"2013-10-24T23:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/?page_id=2075"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:42:09","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Port Isabel! Authentic."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PI1694276204270_1200x627-notype-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Port Isabel, Texas.\" class=\"wp-image-10277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PI1694276204270_1200x627-notype-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PI1694276204270_1200x627-notype-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PI1694276204270_1200x627-notype-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PI1694276204270_1200x627-notype-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PI1694276204270_1200x627-notype.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the <strong>PORT ISABEL, TEXAS<\/strong> town square on the shoreline of the Laguna Madre Bay and just 2.6 miles from South Padre Island! Park and spend the day! Home of the <a href=\"https:\/\/portisabellighthouse.com\/lighthouse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"957\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PIL-THC-event-page.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PIL-THC-event-page.jpg 957w, https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PIL-THC-event-page-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PIL-THC-event-page-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PIL-THC-event-page-768x486.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5680b42ffed1fe847a4efa397fbcbfcb\" style=\"background-color:#3a6990;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong>VISIT THE PORT ISABEL ~ SHOP ~ FISH ~ EAT ~ ENJOY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:1.2\"><table class=\"has-tertiary-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/eat-at-port-isabel\/\">LOTS of Dining<\/a><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Boutique Shopping<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Art Galleries<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Pier Fishing<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Eco Tours<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Charter Fishing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">After Hours<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Museums<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Accommodations<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Visitor Center<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Free Parking<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Attractions<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"restaurants\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/portisabel-texas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PI-20240101-0215-728x90-1.jpg\" alt=\"EAT AT PORT ISABEL! 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