'''Bay City''' is a small city in the Gulf Coast region of Texas. It's on SH-35, about two hours from Houston, at the Colorado River.
Get in
Access exclusively by private car. From Houston, locate SH-35 (it crosses IH-45 just south of down town, inside the loop), and go south for about two hours.
Get around
See
'''Colorado River''' (not the Grand Canyon river) passes through town.
'''South Texas Project''', a nuclear reactor, operates in the area. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_Texas_Project]
Do
Buy
Eat
Ricardo's Mexican Restaurant. 408 7th St.. 79-245-1461. trash
Victoria's Mexican Restaurant. 416 Avenue F. 79-244-1182. Local Tex-mex.
Jalisco's Mexican Restaurant. 416 Avenue F. 79-244-4228. Surprise - Tex-mex!
China Chef Restaurant. 07 Avenue F. 79-245-4931. Allegedly Chinese food.
Glenn's Country Style Bar-B-Q. 901 6th St.. 79-245-1403. Texas Barbecue.
Drink
Sleep
Best Western Matagorda Hotel & Conference Center. 07 Seventh Street. 1 979 244-5400. 1 800 245-5404. 1 979 244-2706. ttp://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=44423.
Holiday Inn Express. 20 Avenue F. 1 979 323-9500. ttp://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hd/byttx.
Get out
'''Lake Jackson''' is a nearby city with some things to do.
'''Surfside''' and '''Surfside Beach''', '''Bryan Beach''', and '''Quintana Beach''' are south of Lake Jackson on SH-36. There are wide stretches of beaches with vehicle access and few people (at least compared to Galveston). The fishing is often very good, especially for shark and redfish.
'''West Columbia''' has some interesting buildings about a hundred years old.
'''Palacios''' is about a half hour south on SH-35 and has lots of old interesting houses and interesting restaurants.
'''Galveston''' makes a great day trip and scenic drive. Head north on SH-35 to Lake Jackson, then south on SH-36 until you come to the Bluewater Highway (CR-332). Head north east (left) and follow the coast. The toll bridge at San Luis Pass costs about $2. The road then becomes Termini (CR-3005) and continues to Galveston.
'''Houston''' is a major city with endless things to see and do, and is about ninety minutes north on SH-35.