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Rockport

Elevation : 20
Population : 7,940

Rockport dates back to the Civil War era, where it was established as a shipping point and slaughterhouse town. Thirty miles northeast of Corpus Christi, the Rockport-Fulton area sports a laid-back demeanor characterized by seafood vendors, wooden fishing piers, quaint shops, restaurants, and art galleries that boast the works of the largest per-capita artist's colony in the state.

Rockport Golf Courses :

• Buccaneer Bay Resort Golf Course
• Live Oak Country Club
• Rockport Country Club

Notes
Check for golf packages at Laguna Reef on the Bay (800-248-1057). Go for shrimp quesadillas or duck gumbo at laid-back AransaZu (361-727-1105). For the high-toned, hit Hemingway's Bar and Grill (361-729-7555), a classy restaurant with an elegant mahogany-and-brass bar and a first-class kitchen. On Fulton Road, the Fulton Mansion State Historical Site shows off the three-story 1870s mansion built by cattle baron George Fulton.