Essentials
Just walk a couple blocks and HEB has all your grocery and beverage needs covered, including some organic items. There is a Sprouts (think Whole Foods or Trader Joes) and a Costco in nearby McAllen and Pharr.
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H-E-B
2700 W Freddy Gonzalez DrJust walk a couple blocks and HEB has all your grocery and beverage needs covered, including some organic items. There is a Sprouts (think Whole Foods or Trader Joes) and a Costco in nearby McAllen and Pharr.
Getting Around
Valley Transit Company
1501 US-83 BUSTrip across town? Bus to Mexico or San Antonio?
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
370 N Texas AveCar rental a few blocks away
Food Scene
Vaqueros Restaurant
620 S Closner Blvdclose by (there are many other Tex Mex options nearby also,
Interesting food & bar, amazing ambiance, food is ok, but overall definitely a should see.
Trevino's Restaurant
1500 N Closner BlvdInteresting food & bar, amazing ambiance, food is ok, but overall definitely a should see.
Our favorite steakhouse, always good, reasonable, nice setting.
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Texas Roadhouse
1224 E Jackson AveOur favorite steakhouse, always good, reasonable, nice setting.
closeby, a reasonable local hotel, good restaurant and bar. I said local and it is. We like it, especially on steak night and holidays.
Echo Hotel & Conference Center
1903 S Closner Blvdcloseby, a reasonable local hotel, good restaurant and bar. I said local and it is. We like it, especially on steak night and holidays.
the best, just the best and conveniently on the way to or from Nuevo Progresso, a quick trip to a border town.
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Nana's Taqueria
1806 S International Blvdthe best, just the best and conveniently on the way to or from Nuevo Progresso, a quick trip to a border town.
Drinks & Nightlife
beer wine food an outdoor patio, sometime open mike. convivial, serves UTRGV
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University Drafthouse
2405 W University Drbeer wine food an outdoor patio, sometime open mike. convivial, serves UTRGV
Entertainment & Activities
easy quick inexpensive trip to Mexico, park lots by the bridge for a few bucks, join the tourists & locals who walk back & forth - its so easy - but do not forget to bring your passport, its that easy to forget! lots of funky places, meet the street vendors, buy medications, get dental work, shop for lots of things, talavera at Super Disco!
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Nuevo Progreso
easy quick inexpensive trip to Mexico, park lots by the bridge for a few bucks, join the tourists & locals who walk back & forth - its so easy - but do not forget to bring your passport, its that easy to forget! lots of funky places, meet the street vendors, buy medications, get dental work, shop for lots of things, talavera at Super Disco!
Shopping
One stop shopping for "Hecho En Mexico" they have a store on either side of the border Weslaco and Nuevo Progressom both very interesting and different inventories - lots of talavera tile ware, stop at Nana's Taqueria on the way there or back - you won't be sorry
El Disco Super Center U.S.A
2012 S International BlvdOne stop shopping for "Hecho En Mexico" they have a store on either side of the border Weslaco and Nuevo Progressom both very interesting and different inventories - lots of talavera tile ware, stop at Nana's Taqueria on the way there or back - you won't be sorry
Arts & Culture
mansion donated now a city park. architecture, furnishings, grounds, trails, free parking, evening and other programs.
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Quinta Mazatlan
600 Sunset Drmansion donated now a city park. architecture, furnishings, grounds, trails, free parking, evening and other programs.
provides thorough story of the Valley's history, good collection
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Museum of South Texas History
200 N Closner Blvdprovides thorough story of the Valley's history, good collection