I want to put 5 stars because they seem to truly want to help us. However, we get different answers…read moreto our questions depending on which agent we are asking. I suggest if you need clear instructions you can trust, ensure you ask an experienced knowledgeable person. Recommend requesting a supervisor. So far the agent at the window has been happy to get one. You can read the SSA POM and find your answer but I tried and found the answer to my question was not clear. I put the link to the POM table of contents below: https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/partlist

It's just a bridge to most and not a very pretty one. Very ugly to be frank. Also, it's a headache…read moreand nerve wrecking for those crossing, no matter what direction you are going. I usually cross with no problems but I've done it thousands of times. For me these trips are always bitter sweet. I'm either leaving loved ones behind, getting a bit of freedom, experiencing something new or wishing the vacation never ends. You should once in your lifetime take a trip to Mexico even if it's just for street tacos. Who cares you don't know what kind of meat they are. They taste like chicken! Walk the bride, shop the stores on both sides. Just don't purchase merchandise in matamoros unless it's tequila. Do your shopping in Brownsville. They're comin' across the border by the thousands everyday Lookin' for a better life in the good ol' U.S.A. Well, everybody's talkin' about the aliens invadin' While I'm savin' every dime for a Mexican vacation Me, I'm headed your way, hasta luego Jose - Chris Young I'm in Mexico to close out 2017. I'll catch you Yelpers in 2018!

As you drive up and down Padre Blvd., you will know that this is the U.S. Post Office for the town…read more... and the island. It has that official but sort of time stamped '70s or '80s Sunbelt government office building look. The difference is that it sits up high off the ground, possibly to put USPS vehicle parking under it and maybe even because it can rain hard here. With its being off the ground, the maze of ramps to make it accessible is one of the most noticeable things about this place. Once inside, the actual post office is small. The staff is accustomed to working at a USPS location that sees a lot of tourists with many different needs, so they appear to be mellow and are fairly helpful. The zone for the post office boxes is a lot larger than the post office lobby itself, which is actually small. I went here to mail four postcards that I got for a very good price. I still send them, though a lot less than before. There isn't much of a market for postcards anymore. The big beachwear and novelty stores on the island don't sell them and I actually stumbled onto them at a store in Port Isabel. Two of the postcards traveled domestically and two of them traveled to Italy. The two sent within the U.S. got to their recipients fairly quickly. Those going to Italy must have been on a "milk train." You already know which side is at fault. The parking lot in front of this USPS branch is large. Also, befitting the smaller year-round population numbers of SPI, this branch has slightly shorter hours from Monday through Friday - until 4:30 p.m. - and a very short window of hours on Saturday mornings.

A must see for historians! The most beautiful peaceful cemetery to visit. A Louisiana feel and…read morelook. Lots to learn, educates you on the founders of the city of Brownsville. Old and breathtaking I felt comfortable. My grandparents are buried in this cemetery I was visiting them and happened upon the history of many people a delightful surprise.

For a cemetery, I give this one a 4 star. There is ALLOT of history in here! One of the oldest, if…read morenot THE oldest cemetery in town. I have a thing for cemetries, bridges and open nature... and one of my favorite of local cemeteries in town is Brownsville's Old City Cemetery. It has a slight new Orleans cemetery style feel to it all with the above ground tombs. Not to mention it is loaded with Pokestops, lol.

Visitando una biblioteca principal en el Valle del Rio Grande…read moreVisiting a main library in the Rio Grande Valley (1 of 2) In and around South Padre Island, there are no big libraries with many bells and whistles. There is a small one in Port Isabel and its hours are limited. That said, the nearest big city is Brownsville, the large and spread out port of entry to the U.S. from Matamoros, Mexico. Brownsville seems to have somewhat of a downtown there, albeit not a very nice one. The library is further north from this area, on quieter and more spacious streets as one heads north toward the big shopping areas. There is a very large parking lot behind the library. I had to go into the city's main library having to do some things beyond the capability of a laptop, accessing software and features probably on a library's computers. I was able to do so. The computer room is a large rectangular one with computers at the perimeter and a long island, also with computers on both sides, in the middle. A person is assigned to the tech desk and they helped me with what I needed to do. At the end, a librarian who appeared to be in a management role up front helped me with some additional formatting and checking and got the needed information to me. I was initially greeted by circulation desk personnel who told me where I could find things and, thankfully, not where I could go. (I'm trying to be humorous.) After speaking with the employee in circulation, there was a small food vending counter and I bought a sandwich and something to drink, for which there are adjacent tables. There are many books in their extensive stacks as well as comfortable chairs interspersed throughout the library for patrons who might want to browse through books and other reading material. They have study rooms in addition to a larger quiet room. I used the latter and the atmosphere was appropriately quiet. The city's main library befits the size of Brownsville and most likely fills most of the needs of its catchment area. I encountered an engaged level of patron service on my lengthy afternoon visit to the library. In addition to helping you with their resources, they were also a good source of information about the general area.

Enjoyed coming here to work or get away when there were launches at Starbase…read more There was a huge collection of variety books and many many STEM and space books for kids. I liked coming here a lot with my daughter. The library seems to have updated amenities as well which I really appreciate.

The "Old Morgue" of Fort Brown was built about 150 years ago. This lab was one of the first places…read moreyellow fever was studied via autopsy. It was here, Dr Gorgas discovered treatment and prevention of Yellow Fever. The tree in front of the morgue was said to be used to hang criminals before conveniently depositing the bodies at the morgue. An interesting side note: The Old Morgue building is infamous for being haunted and many reports of apparitions have accumulated over its history. Ghost hunters have been known for frequenting this building and have observed anomalies and carried out studies of oddities present around said building.

We spent a week in south Padre We soon Got bored I found this place by accident. It was the BEST…read morepart of our vacation BEAUTIFUL and wild We set and looked at Mexico under a covered overlook that was So remote we were the only guests at that spot for a long time The Desk clerk Pablo Was Great in every way GO THERE!! you'll be amazed

THICK WITH THE REGIONS FLORA AND FAUNA! This place is simply jaw-dropping beautiful! I took the…read morefamily out to this phenomenal place for a day hike and we discovered a lot more than we thought we would! We were received right away by the all too friendly staff and volunteers at the Beautiful Historic Rabb Plantation House. It's such a marvel of how well this 1892 Plantation Home has been restored and preserved. Walking through those doors you truly step back into time. The location: right on the most Southern Point in all the country. Sabal Palm Sanctuary literally lies against the southernmost point of the US-Mexico Border, along the Rio Grande. It was established to preserve one of the last vestige of original Sabal Palm forest in the U.S. In this endeavor, over the years, it now showcases what the land of this sub-tropical area would look like as if untouched by the hands of man and left to mother natures own devices. The result is ASTOUNDING!!! This Sub-Tropical Forest now attracts... hundreds of bird species which makes this a not-to-be-missed destination. Sabal Palms Sanctuary is by far one of the country's premiere birding hot-spot with hundreds of species that migrate through this region every year. "The Sanctuary sits on a 527-acre tract of land on the Rio Grande in Brownsville, Texas and is one of the most uniquely biodiverse habitats in the country, containing one of the last vestige of original Sabal Palm forest in the U.S. The Sanctuary provides breeding habitat for many endangered or high-priority birds and is a critical source of shelter and food for migrating and wintering species." --SabalPalmSanctuary.org

...it does it's job. No extra whistles or horns. Like it because of small crowds. They watch their…read morehours tightly and take lunch hour seriously.