Attractions
The Laredo Children’s Museum is a facility which provides bicultural exhibits in a creative learning environment to the children and families of Laredo. The TAMIU Planetarium located at the Texas A&M International University campus offers shows for the entire family and boasts one of only seven Digistar-3 systems in the nation. This high-tech equipment allows for the projection of incredible images on the planetarium dome.
History buffs will have lots to do and see in Laredo. You can take the Heritage Tour via a turn-of-the-century trolley which, for two hours, allows travelers to tour some of the city's oldest sites including the Old Mercado, the restoration of Ft. McIntosh, the San Agustin Cathedral, and more. The Republic of the Rio Grande Museum traces the brief time in history when Laredo served as the capital of the Republic of Rio Grande. This unique museum, a must for historians, contains guns, saddles, and household belongings from this brief but important period in Laredo’s history.