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The early economy of Beaumont, which was settled around 1824, was based on cattle, lumber and rice. Then on Jan. 10, 1901, in the nearby Spindletop field, the first great Texas oil well blew. The Beaumont area currently forms one of the largest concentrations of petroleum refineries in the nation. Agriculture also contributes to the economy of this thriving deep-water Neches River port.

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Tanger Outlets

Texas City, TX

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Baywatch Dolphin Tour

From 40 minutes to 45 minutes

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Haunted Harbor Tour 90 Minute Boat Ride at Night Galveston

1 hour

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Historical Tour of Galveston by Air-Conditioned Bus

45 minutes

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Historic Galveston Ghost Tour

1 hour

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Group Shuttle for Airport, Cruise Port, Home, Hotel, Work, Events

1 hour

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Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston

Galveston, TX

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Galveston Haunted Pub Crawl Walking Tour

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Walk with the Dead: Galveston Old City Cemetery Tour

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Harmony of the Seas16 Nights - Spain and Bahamas TransatlanticDeparting from Galveston, Texas | 1 Sailing
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Carnival Valor4 Nights - Western Caribbean from New Orleans, LADeparting from New Orleans, Louisiana | 53 Sailings
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Carnival Legend10 Nights - Western Caribbean from Galveston, TXDeparting from Galveston, Texas | 2 Sailings
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Allure of the Seas5 Nights - Western CaribbeanDeparting from Galveston, Texas | 1 Sailing
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Regal Princess4 Nights - Caribbean Getaway With CozumelDeparting from Galveston, Texas | 1 Sailing
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Regal Princess6 Nights - Western Caribbean with MexicoDeparting from Galveston, Texas | 1 Sailing
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6 Nights - Western Caribbean with Mexico
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ARTICLEBeaumont The early economy of Beaumont, which was settled around 1824, was based on cattle, lumber and rice. Then on Jan. 10, 1901, in the nearby Spindletop field, the first great Texas oil well blew. The Beaumont area currently forms one of the largest concentrations of petroleum refineries in the nation. Agriculture also contributes to the economy of this thriving deep-water Neches River port.Beaumont
NATIONAL PARKAngelina National Forest Angelina National Forest surrounds Sam Rayburn Reservoir in East Texas, off US 69 east of Lufkin. The forest's 153,179 acres encompass fragments of the “Pineywoods” region, which was heavily logged early in the 20th century. Towering pines and hardwoods have returned, sheltering deer, squirrels and occasional turkeys.Angelina National Forest
NATIONAL PARKBig Thicket National Preserve Big Thicket National Preserve encompasses 15 units in southeast Texas. The 113,121-acre park protects one of the country's most biologically diverse wilderness areas. Until the 19th century, this region was a vast and almost impenetrable combination of woodlands and swamps.Big Thicket National Preserve
NATIONAL PARKDavy Crockett National Forest Davy Crockett National Forest borders the Neches River in East Texas. Since logging ended in the 1920s, this pine and hardwood forest has made a dramatic comeback. One of the best ways to see the 161,500-acre area is via the 20-mile-long Davy Crockett National Forest
NATIONAL PARKDelta National Forest In west-central Mississippi, Delta National Forest covers 59,553 acres of hardwood bottomlands. It lies within the most productive hardwood region in North America.Delta National Forest
NATIONAL PARKHomochitto National Forest Homochitto National Forest covers 188,994 acres in Mississippi's southwestern corner, lying mostly within the Homochitto River watershed. Twenty-five miles of hiking trails meander through the Clear Springs recreational area. Other popular activities are camping, boating, swimming and hunting.Homochitto National Forest
NATIONAL PARKJean Lafitte National Historical Park And Preserve Comprising six sites in the Mississippi Delta region, the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve was established to preserve some of the state's richest natural and historic resources.Jean Lafitte National Historical Park And Preserve
NATIONAL PARKKisatchie National Forest Kisatchie National Forest extends across the central and northern parts of the state. The terrain of Louisiana's only national forest, comprised of six districts and more than 600,000 acres, varies from swamps of hardwood and cypress trees draped with Spanish moss to sandstone hills covered with longleaf pine. Farming and lumbering in the early 1900s left much of this land unproductive, but most of the area revived after the forest's establishment in 1930.Kisatchie National Forest
NATIONAL PARKLyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park is 2 blks. s. of US 290 in Johnson CityLyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
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