This City is also a year-round fisherman's destination . The average temperature here varies from 55 degrees in winter to 82 in summer. Port Arthur Convention and Visitors Bureau sells an area Waters Guide showing many excellent locations to catch more than 25 varieties of freshwater and saltwater fish, along with charts, marina, fuel and services information. In former bank building downtown, the museum is outstanding. Note the striking murals on walls.
Exhibits depict great strides made in the span of Port Arthur's history.
Southeast Texas Musical Heritage Room- Features memorabilia of the late famous rock star Janis Joplin . Joplin's painted psychedelic Porsche sits on top of a spinning gold record. The museum is open Mon. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. At Sabine Pass is Texas Point Refuge, once called Sea Rim.