Where to go

PRESIDIO LA BAHÍA When: 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. daily, except New Year’s, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas Where: U.S. 183 (77A), Goliad Tickets: $1-$4 (accommodations are $212.50 per night); 361-645-3752; presidiolabahia.org The presidio is the only surviving example of a Spanish Colonial mission/ presidio complex in Texas. Outside the presidio is the birthplace of Gen. Ignacio Seguín Zaragoza, a Mexican national hero. Near the Fannin Monument is a statue dedicated to Francita Alavez, the “Angel of Goliad,” who is credited with saving the lives of several of the men at Goliad. Inside the fort are the graves of Augustus William Magee, an army officer behind the GutiérrezMagee Expedition, who died at the fort in 1813, and Annie L. Taylor. Taylor’s grave inside the chapel courtyard is the only marked resting spot, but there are other unmarked graves in that area. GOLIAD STATE PARK AND HISTORIC SITE When: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except Christmas Where: 108 Park Road 6, Goliad Tickets: $3, ages 12 and younger free; 361-645-3405; tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/ goliad MARKET HOUSE MUSEUM When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays Where: 205 S. Market Tickets: Free; 361-6458767, facebook.com/ GoliadMarketHouseMuseum THE HANGING TREE Outside the courthouse on Goliad’s square, this oak was used to dispense justice for 24 years. No one knows for sure how many died on its limbs, but estimates are in the hundreds. 127 N. Courthouse Square, Goliad