Things to do in Corpus Christi with kids
3 attractions in Corpus Christi • Updated May 2026
The best things to do in Corpus Christi with kids, all in one place. Corpus Christi is home to USS Lexington Museum and a stack of aquariums for families, plus easy day trips across Texas. Below are 3 family things to do in Corpus Christi with addresses, ticket info and age suitability. Use the search to find a specific name or filter by category.
Published May 2026. Editorial oversight by James Morgan. AI-assisted, human-edited. Our editorial standards
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Planning a family day out in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi has 3 family attractions we would happily take our own kids to. Padre Island National Seashore is the one most families start with. Sixty-six miles of wild Gulf coastline and one of the country's last intact coastal prairies. Texas State Aquarium is the other name that comes up again and again. A Corpus Christi aquarium where Gulf conservation comes alive through a hands-on kids' discovery center. USS Lexington Museum rounds out the pick of the bunch. Board 'The Blue Ghost,' a real WWII aircraft carrier moored in Corpus Christi Bay.
Tickets at USS Lexington Museum start from $25 per person. The rest of the list does not publish a set price, so confirm admission on the official site. Age guidance is worth reading first at USS Lexington Museum (ages 12 and up ).
Beyond family attractions, families in Corpus Christi also head for aquariums (1), beaches & coastal (1) and history museums (1). If you are ranging wider, everything we cover in Texas is one click away.
3 attractions in Corpus Christi
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Beaches
Padre Island National Seashore
Corpus Christi, Texas
Sixty-six miles of wild Gulf coastline and one of the country's last intact coastal prairies.
Aquariums
Texas State Aquarium
Corpus Christi, Texas
A Corpus Christi aquarium where Gulf conservation comes alive through a hands-on kids' discovery center.
History Museums
USS Lexington Museum
Corpus Christi, Texas
Board 'The Blue Ghost,' a real WWII aircraft carrier moored in Corpus Christi Bay.