Port Arthur, TX

Port Arthur is a Gulf Coast city in Jefferson County, set near Sabine Lake, the Neches River, and the Louisiana border. Early settlement attempts included Aurora near Taylor Bayou, but the modern city became defined by shipping, refining, and heavy industry. The Rainbow Bridge is one of the area's major landmarks, and the Museum of the Gulf Coast preserves local music, sports, cultural, and industrial history. Port Arthur feels tough, coastal, and deeply tied to oil, water, storms, and the wider Beaumont-Port Arthur industrial region.