Editing Victoria, Texas (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand.jpg|thumb|DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand.jpg]]

Victoria's 562-acre (2.27-km<sup>2</sup>) Riverside Park is home to the [[Texas Zoo]], which houses more than 200 species of animals and plants indigenous to Texas, exhibiting them in their natural habitats.<ref name="Kisling2001">{{cite book|editor=Vernon N. Kisling, Jr. |title=Zoo and Aquarium History|year= 2001|publisher=[[CRC Press]] |location=USA |isbn=978-1-4200-3924-5 |chapter=Zoological Gardens of the United States (chronological list) |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ulbMBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA375 }}</ref> The park is also home to more than 15 [[baseball]] fields which are occupied during the spring and summer by teams from the Victoria Metro region. Also in Riverside Park on the [[Guadalupe River (Texas)|Guadalupe River]] is the Victoria Paddling trail. This 4.2-mile stretch of the Guadalupe River is bordered by soft banks rather than the limestone bluffs of the Hill Country.

Boating and freshwater fishing are available at two area reservoirs, Lake Texana and Coleto Lake.  Many residents also take advantage of the nearby Gulf of Mexico.  Port O'Connor, 50 miles to the southeast, is renowned for bay, off-shore and wade fishing.

Three [[golf course]]s are located in Victoria: the Victoria Country Club, Riverside Golf Course, and Colony Creek Country Club.

The major shopping center is [[Victoria Mall]].