'''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.