The Cajun capital of Texas is crawling with outdoor adventure, a delicious food scene, and a Cajun spirit. The Cajun influence that began growing in the 1840s when early French settlers migrated from Louisiana to the area is still present today.
The city of Beaumont is located in Southeast Texas. Take a pontoon boat out on the Neches River or the Gulf of Mexico and you will see a wide variety of animals, from birds to alligators.
You don't have to love nature or Cajun cooking to enjoy the area. It has many museums, restaurants, city parks, and downtown arts scene. If you want to enjoy this Southeast Texas gem, pull up your boots.
It's located near the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana, which makes it a great place to eat. The Cajun Food Trail is full of etouffee, seafood gumbo, boudin, and crawfish. The Trail is a program where you can win prizes for dining. Floyd's Cajun Seafood and Steakhouse, which has more than 70 years of combined Cajun cooking expertise, is a must visit, as is the Crazy Cajun for its Cajun cuisine.
You can find top-notch mudbugs at many places along the Cajun Food Trail and throughout town. Don't leave town without breakfast pastries at the bakery. J Wilson has crab cake benedict and shrimp and grits.
There are plenty of south-of-the-border flavors to choose from, such as Carmela's Mexican Restaurant, which serves authentic Mexican food.
If you want authentic Mexican food, Elena's Mexican Restaurant is a great place to go. Grab a cold beer and eat on the patio.
Ice cream and Mexican desserts are available at La Real Michoacana. Try a mangonada with chamoy, red sauce, and chili powder, or a banana split with your ice cream flavors.
Crawfish season in Texas lasts from January to May or June, so if you live in the area, you should go to a crawfish boil or a restaurant.
The largest alligator population in Texas can be found in the coastal wetlands of the city of Beaumont. You can see an alligator feeding show, feed the tortoises, or take a swamp boat tour at Gator Country.
There are more than 300 bird species in the area, including pink Roseate spoonbills, Red-winged Blackbirds, pelicans, egrets, ducks, and more. Try to spot as many bird species as you can, or head to the gravel levee trails for hiking, biking, jogging, or wildlife photography. Around 900 acres of wetlands can be found at Cattail Marsh. You can take a walk on the boardwalk and see the marsh from a different perspective.
You can find feathered friends at special birdhouses if you have children. If there are at least 10 stamps in the Birdie Passport, you can take it to the convention and visitors bureau.
The McFaddin-Ward House Museum was built in 1906 and features original furnishings and a carriage house. The family lived in the home for 75 years after building their wealth from cattle, milling, rice farming, real estate, trapping, and oil. Guided tours of the home and its three furnished floors, as well as the grounds, are available today.
Are you looking for some art outside? If you want to see amazing works of art across building facades, you can take a walk, bike, or scooter through the city. You can take a stroll through acres of flowers and garden pathways at the Beaumont Botanical Gardens.
Take the time to learn about that culture. From the food to the music to the spirit, you will want tolaissez it!
"Beaumont Betty" is a colorful and retro take on every woman. There is an oil derrick and an easter egg within the mural.
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