Their first stop -- Sea Center Texas, a fish hatchery and educational center operated by Texas Parks and Wildlife.
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The idea is to breed fish and release them back into the wild. You can tour the facility for free.
"In the 80s and early 90s, there was a really bad depletion of red fish in our waters," explained tour guide Brittney Zepeda. "There was a freeze, there was commercial fishing of red fish."
From there, they headed straight to Crocodile Encounter in Angleton. There are more Nile crocodiles here than anywhere else in North America.
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Admission costs $13.50 for adults and $9.50 for kids.
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Last stop -- Killen's BBQ in Pearland. The award-winning BBQ joint often has three- to four-hour lines, but regulars will tell you it's worth the wait.
"Man, I've seen people like, 'I can't wait to go eat!' It's like getting ready to go to a football game, they're pumped up," laughed Jerry Killen, the owner's brother.