![University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20071120065750im_/http://www.traveltex.com/images/database_images/big/2007/ea3ffc45-82d3-4c0e-8de2-15478624772c.jpg)
Photographer: Kevin Stillman
Research facility with visitor center includes aquariums with Gulf marine life and plants. Movies shown at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Mon. - Thurs. Center also has fascinating oceanographic poster displays. Along ship channel between Mustang and San Jose Islands.