South Padre Island, Texas Apr 27, 2023

South Padre Island, Texas

Located a few miles offshore on the Texas Gulf Coast, Padre Island is the largest of the state"s string of barrier islands. At 113 miles in length, it is also the longest barrier island in the world. Barrier islands usually run parallel to the coast and, as the name suggests, serve as the mainland"s first line of defense against storms.

© Jeff R Clow/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Apr 27, 2018National Park Week: Yosemite National Park, California
Apr 27, 2019Aloe in bloom
Apr 27, 2020That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
Apr 27, 2021Design for Each and All
Apr 27, 2022Midnight sun
Apr 27, 2024National Go Birding Day
Apr 27, 2025Halemaumau Crater, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 25, 2023Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Sep 21, 2019 The Wall for Peace
Oct 10, 2024Kochia, Hitachi, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
Apr 3, 2020The rainbow connection
Jun 7, 2023Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
Apr 28, 2021Coming home to roost
Nov 2, 2019A national icon
Aug 5, 2018Friendship Day in the City of Brotherly Love
May 23, 2020Bask in the glow—It s World Turtle Day
Nov 18, 2024Porthcawl Lighthouse, Wales, UK
Dec 29, 2024Borobudur Temple, Java, Indonesia
Mar 28, 2022Kawachi Fuji Garden
Aug 19, 2025Solar Impulse 2 in Honolulu
Jul 2, 2024The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
Jan 8, 2022American bison
Dec 19, 2018Hezké svátky
Nov 23, 2021Fibonacci Day
Mar 28, 2024Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
Dec 10, 2023Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
Sep 12, 2019Astrotourism at its finest
Feb 21, 2022Presidents Day
Apr 24, 2024White trilliums blooming in Ontario, Canada
Jul 2, 2023Its Halfway Day!
May 27, 2018Travel Sunday: San Francisco
Apr 23, 2025Shakespeare Day
Mar 6, 2018Celebrating National Dentist Day
Aug 3, 2024Three Natural Bridges, Wulong Karst, China
May 14, 2022Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
Aug 15, 2021Swim city
Jan 15, 2020Harvest season begins