There's something deeply right about spending a late-summer evening gathered around a spread of Gulf shrimp, sweet corn, and tender potatoes — and the Labor Day Shrimp Boil in Corpus Christi delivers exactly that. It's the kind of unhurried, convivial meal that tastes even better when you know the shrimp were practically neighbors with the Gulf you've been staring at all week. Head over around dinnertime and settle in for a proper coastal feast before the long weekend winds down.
After the drive back down the coast, Beached Inn has a way of pulling you back in — salt air meeting you at the door, the sound of the surf just beyond the dunes, and all the quiet ease of Cinnamon Shore waiting to close out the night.