On the Fourth of July, Corpus Christi lights up its bayfront with one of the Gulf Coast's most spectacular fireworks shows. As darkness settles over the water, the sky erupts in color — a grand civic celebration that draws crowds from across the region to watch the display shimmer and reflect off the bay. It's the kind of night that feels unmistakably Texan, and unmistakably summer.
The drive down from Port Aransas takes about thirty minutes, leaving plenty of evening still ahead when you return — and Beached Inn is a quiet, salt-aired welcome back after the lights fade and the city buzzes, the porch and the sound of the surf ready to close out your Independence Day just right.