Culture
Trail Through Time
Learn more about the characters of this historic town at the Trail through Time, a hike and bike trail that winds through town. The trail will take you through the past, from Mission Espiritu Santo in 1725 to the building of the Macaroni Line in 1882
The Museum of the Coastal Bend
The Museum of the Coastal Bend at Victoria College is a great place to learn more about this area’s earliest people (all the way back to the Prehistoric Clovis people). You’ll find exhibits and artifacts on Ft. St. Louis, the earliest French settlement in Texas, and the first Presidio la Bahia. You can even learn how to throw an atlatl (the weapon of choice in the mammoth days)!
The Texas Zoo
Stop by the Texas Zoo for a WILD time! This zoo started when the Mayor of Victoria was given a lion and since then its grown to include all sorts of creatures like bengal tigers, lemurs and ocelots! Take a Wildside Tour for a behind-the-cages tour of the zoo and the chance to get up close to these amazing animals!
Moonshine Drinkery
After a long day of tripping, relax at Moonshine Drinkery, which is bringing new life to an old building using a historic beverage moonshine. They serve up 11 different moonshine flavors from sweet tea and apple pie to cinnamon and lemon drop. It’s also a great place to take in some live music
Food
Fossati's Delicatessen
For lunch, hit up Fossatis Delicatessen, the oldest deli in Texas thats been serving sandwiches to the town of Victoria since 1882. The signature plate is a Dutch Lunch which is basically a build-your-own-sandwich kit that comes with bread, fresh veggies, homemade (super hot) beer mustard and cold cuts. Also not to be missed is Ella Mays homemade stew.
Mumphord's Place Bar-B-Q
At Mumphords Place Bar-B-Q, youre a part of the family. Brothers Keith and Ricky learned how to make barbecue at family reunions when they were kids, and theyre still serving up the same old fashioned recipes. They may not have fancy machines to smoke this meat, but just take one bite into the tender ribs doused in a brown sugar-glazed sauce, and youll swear this is how que was meant to taste.
Outdoors
Riverside Park
Riverside Parks got a little bit of everything when it comes to outdoor fun giant outdoor playground, disc golf holes and 4 miles of the Guadalupe River. So try your hand at disc golf and when its time to cool off, splash right into the river. The best place for swimming is Grover’s Bend along the northwest edge of the park.
