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Harlingen Texas Visitors Guide
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Welcome to Harlingen
Our palms, parrots and picture-perfect tropical
weather welcome visitors to a fun-lled
getaway. Enjoy 365 days of golf and fabulous
bird watching. Go shopping at Bass Pro
Shops Outdoor World or in Jackson Street’s
antique district. Visit the original Iwo Jima
Memorial and the World Birding Center home
to Green Jays, Great Kiskadees, and chattering
chachalacas.
South Padre Island, Texas
All this and much more, only 30 miles from
South Padre Island’s beaches and shing in the
fabled Laguna Madre.
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In the center of it all!
Geographically located in the center of the Rio
Grande Valley Harlingen is minutes away from
all that the valley has to offer. Many visitors stay
in Harlingen to take advantage and enjoy all
the outdoor attractions, historical and cultural
centers and most important el Sabor de Valle!
20 -35 Minutes
• Arroyo City
• Estero Llano Grande State Park
• Gladys Porter Zoo
• Historic Brownsville Museum
• Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
• Nuevo Progreso Mexico
• Palmito Ranch Battleeld
• Palo Alto Battleeld
• Rio Grande Valley Premium Outlets
• Port Isabel Light House
• Sabal Palm Grove Wildlife Sanctuary
• South Padre Island
• Stillman House Museum
• Valley Nature Center
35 -45 Minutes
• Anzalduas Park
• Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
• La Lomita Mission
• Quinta Mazatlan
• Museum of South Texas History
• International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS)
• Port Manseld
• Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
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Valley International Airport
For over 50 years people have been ying
into Harlingen to enjoy all that the Rio Grande
Valley has to offer. Centrally located Valley
International Airport (HRL) is the largest airport
in RGV and serves nearly a million travelers each
year.
Southwest Airlines
• Daily Non-Stop Austin
• Daily Non-Stop Houston (Hobby)
United Airlines
• Daily Non-Stop Houston (IAH)
Delta Air Lines
• Non-Stop Minneapolis (Dec.-April)
Sun Country Airlines
• Non-Stop Minneapolis (Nov.-April)
VIA has all the major car rental companies on-
site, non-stop shuttle service to South Padre
Island, and front-curb taxis ready to take you to
your destination.
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World Birding Center
There are nine World Birding Centers in the Rio
Grande Valley, and Harlingen is home to two
of them. The Harlingen Thicket is a 40-acre
tract with hiking trails, a remnant of Tamaulipas
native brush, and an impressive plant variety
in an urban setting. The Arroyo Colorado/
Hugh Ramsey Nature Park is a 55-acre tract
with photo blinds, nature trails, walking trails,
a picnic area, and ponds and streams adjacent
to an interpretative pavilion. Both are excellent
places to spot exotic resident and migratory
birds.
Iwo Jima Monument & Memorial Museum
This stunning outdoor sculpture is on the
grounds of Harlingen’s Marine Military Academy
and is the original from which the monument
in Arlington, Virginia was cast. The Museum
features Marine Corps memorabilia, a video
about the battle, and a Veterans’ Hall of Fame.
Visitors enjoy the MMA Corps of Cadets’
Parades throughout the year.
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Harlingen Convention Center
Located at 701 Harlingen Heights Drive. The
44,436-square- foot convention center can
host up to 1,500 guests and is ideal for a
broad range of events from state and regional
conferences, weddings, quinceañeras,
and other upscale celebrations. For more
information call 956-622-5053.
Historic Jackson Street
Jackson Street has been the focus of community
life in Harlingen for more than a century. Today,
this palm-lined avenue, with its unique, small-
town atmosphere, offers great shopping at local
boutiques, antique stores, speciality shops, and
art galleries. Cafes and deli’s offer delicious
meals and snacks. Jackson Street is also home
to Market Days the rst Saturday of every
month.
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Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum
The Paso Real Stagecoach Inn built during the
Civil War, city founder Lon C. Hill’s home with a
secret passage to shelter children during bandit
raids, and Harlingen’s rst hospital, help tell the
story of this area’s earliest days. A permanent
collection of photos of Harlingen’s heyday plus
various traveling exhibits makes this museum a
must stop. 2425 Boxwood St.
Harlingen Murals
The city’s collection of 30 outdoor murals
– both contemporary and pop art – reveals
the community’s love of its traditions, history,
and wildlife. Pick up a free guide and drive or
walk around the city to discover for yourself
dozens of colorful murals and public artworks.
Guides available at the Harlingen Chamber of
Commerce.
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Downtown Harlingen Market Days
The History of Mexico and Mankind 101 West St.
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Festivals & Events
Monthly:
Harlingen’s Farmers’ Market (Every Sat.)
3 pm- 4:30 pm 128 E. Tyler Ave.
Jackson St. Market Days (1
st
Sat. of every Mo.)
Downtown Harlingen street fair. Enjoy live
music and fresh food while shopping for unique
collectibles.
Harlingen Social Bike Ride (Fri. or Sat.)
Bike ride with your community and explore
Harlingen in a whole new way! This escorted
group ride is a free event.
Harlingen Art Night (Last Fri. of every Mo.)
Monthly downtown art exhibitions, live music &
shopping.
Winter Texan Appreciate Day (Jan.)
This popular free event draws Winter Texans
throughout the RGV. Live music, door prizes,
and free giveaways.
Jalapeno 100 Ride (Feb.)
A cycling race for the avid and amateur with
distances of 12, 25, 50, 62.5 and 100 miles for
all age brackets.
Shrimp Festival (Feb.)
Delicious, all-you-can-eat shrimp event. Win
door prizes and participates in the live/silent
auctions. Proceeds fund Harlingen Rotary Clubs
projects.
Jalapeno 100
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Blues on the Hill
(May, Jun., Aug., Nov.)
Free concerts at McKelvey Park
featuring premier blues musicians.
Bring blankets and lawn chairs; food
and beverages available.
Freedom Fest (July)
Celebrate Independence Day with an evening
of Live music, food, games for the children and
a reworks extravaganza. Lon C Hill Park
16 DE SEPTIEMBRE (Sept.)
Celebrate Mexican Independence Day with an
evening of music, entertainment, and of course
the traditional El Grito Ceremony. Auditorium
Taste of Harlingen (Oct.)
Held at Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum,
attendees view interesting exhibits while
enjoying food, wine, and live music. 2425
Boxwood St.
Halloween on Jackson (Oct.)
Children of all ages dress up and enjoy treats
and sweets from downtown shop owners.
Jackson St.
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival (Nov.)
One of the oldest and most esteemed events of
its kind, the Festival features a variety of tours
and seminars led by experts in the eld as well
as big-name speakers.
Christmas Parade (Dec.)
Catch the spirit of the season with the Jaycee’s
annual parade down Jackson St.
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Harlingen is a Mecca for birding. Centrally
located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South
Texas, and in the heart of the central yway,
the varied habitats of Harlingen can be exciting
anytime of the year.
With over 400 species of birds having been
found in the vicinity of Harlingen, and an
additional 130 species elsewhere in the Valley,
the attraction for birders is obvious. Of these
530 species, close to 30 of them are “Valley
specialties”. Residents
include Black-bellied
Whistling-Duck, Great
Kiskadee, Green Jay,
Altamira Oriole, Tropical
Kingbird, Buff-bellied
Hummingbird, Green
and Ringed Kingshers, Plain Chachalaca,
Clay-colored Thrush, and Northern Beardless
Tyrannulet to list a few. White-tailed Hawks and
Gray Hawks are regularly seen, but Zone-tailed
Hawks and Hook-billed Kites are occasionally
reported. Green Parakeets and Red-crowned
Parrots ll out the color wheel.
Locally, Hugh Ramsey Nature Park (Harlingen’s
wing of the World Birding Centers) is home to
many of the above species, as well as Olive
Sparrow, Long-billed Thrasher, and Common
Birding
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Pauraque. This 55-acre park, formerly a landll
project but now lovingly landscaped with native
trees, bushes and shrubs, is less than 3 miles
from downtown Harlingen, and offers trails,
photo blinds, gardens, a covered pavilion and
restrooms. The second parcel of the World
Birding Center is called the Harlingen Thicket,
and is less than 2 miles south of downtown
along the Arroyo Colorado. Look and listen for
Groove-billed Ani, Curve-billed Thrasher, and
Verdin. Although a smaller park, it also offers
nature trails and restrooms.
Within an hour of Harlingen are several National
Wildlife Refuges (Laguna Atascosa, Santa Ana,
Lower Rio Grande Valley), the beautiful and
hyper-saline Laguna Madre Bay (home to the
“Mangrove” Warbler and 77% of the world’s
wintering Redhead ducks), the white beaches
of South Padre Island, famous State Parks for
birding (Estero Llano Grande, Resaca de la
Palma, and Bentsen-Rio Grande), and all the
hinterland in between.
Fall and spring migration bring lots of warblers,
vireos, orioles, grosbeaks, and buntings to
the region, plus shorebirds in numbers in the
many agricultural elds of the area. Between
September and May, Harlingen offers the
ultimate for birders. The Rio Grande Valley
Birding Festival (early November) is the ideal
time to visit and gather with fellow birders from
across the country (www.rgvbf.org). Become a
Winter Texan, even for a week!
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Hunting
Harlingen is surrounded by the beautiful
South Texas brushlands and riparian forests,
which are host to a wide variety of game for
the outdoorsman to enjoy. While all of Texas
is home to great hunting opportunities, our
rich landscape, and year-round greenery
help develop some of the larger specimens
to be found in the state. Come visit, and
hunt white-tailed deer, nilgai, javelin, wild
pig, dove, quail, ducks, and more. Nearby
ranches such as El Canelo and White Wing
offer professional hunts overseen by some of
the best guides in the area.
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Fishing
Anglers will enjoy all of the sport sh available
along the Gulf Coast, targeting species that
are not found elsewhere except Florida and
Mexico. Inshore species include redsh,
speckled trout, ounder, snook, tarpon, and
many more. Offshore anglers can target
marlin, sailsh, dorado, snapper, grouper,
amberjack and others. Take advantage
of numerous professional guide services
and convenient and affordable lodging in
Harlingen.
The Texas International Fishing Tournament is
held every August. In the last seven decades,
this tournament has become the largest on
the Texas Gulf Coast and is ranked in the top
ten billsh tournaments in the world.
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Sports
Great sports facilities and tropical weather
keep youth baseball, softball and soccer teams
returning to tournaments such as the PONY Fast
Pitch Softball and USSSA.
From the 80 acre Harlingen Sports Complex
with 12 softball / baseball elds and the
Harlingen Soccer Complex with its 10 elds to
Victor Park, athletes of all ages enjoy year-round
play with PONY and Bronco Leagues, girls’ and
boys’ teams, youth and adult leagues.
The expanded HEB Tennis Center at Pendleton
Park offers 18 lighted tennis courts. With
bleacher seating, the facility is suitable for
tournament play. Harlingen Country Club is
the site of a USTA Men’s Futures tournament.
Harlingen’s at terrain and bike trails bring
cyclists for long distance and casual jaunts.
Harlingen is the only city in the Rio Grande
Valley to have all-inclusive playgrounds. These
state of the art parks allow every child to enjoy
time in the playground. Lon C. Hill, Pendleton &
Victor Park.
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Golf
The Rio Grande Valley has more playable days
of golf per year than anywhere else in the United
States. With four public courses and one private
course, Harlingen has a course for you, whether
you’re a beginner or a pro.
• Tony Butler
Harlingen’s municipal 27 hole course. The 18-
hole course is a championship layout (par 71)
and the 9-hole course is par 35.
2640 South “M” Street,
(956) 216-5970
• Treasure Hills Country Club
Designed by Robert Trent Jones. This par
72 course features the only naturally rolling
terrain in the Valley.
3009 North Augusta National Dr.
(956) 365-3100,
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• Stuart Place Country Club
A 9-hole, par 36 course.
111 Stuart Place Rd.
(956) 428-1000
• Cottonwood XXI
A challenging par 3, 9-hole course.
1001 Ed Carey Drive,
(956) 428-0766
• Harlingen Country Club
Old-style, par 72 private course featuring
some of the best greens in the Valley.
5500 El Camino Real,
(956) 412-4110,
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Shopping
Bass Pro Shops, America’s most popular outdoor
store, is now open in Harlingen. These stores
are a combination of museum, art gallery,
aquarium, outdoor education, conversation, and
entertainment. Each store is uniquely themed to
the region in which they are located so that no two
stores are alike.
The Harlingen store offers outdoor enthusiasts 3
½ football elds of shopping excitement, with the
area’s largest selection of equipment and clothing
for hunting, shing, hiking, backpacking, wildlife
viewing, camping, outdoor cooking and more.
The gift and nature center serves up a wide variety
of outdoor-related items from lamps and dishes to
bird feeders and furniture. There is an expansive
boat showroom, as well as a boat service center.
The outdoors is brought indoors with unique
exterior and interior motifs, including massive
log and rock work, large aquariums and water
features stocked with native sh species, and an
extensive collection of museum-quality sh and
wildlife exhibits. Historic photos, artifacts, and
memorabilia pay tribute to the Rio Grande Valley’s
great outdoors heritage.
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In contrast, Harlingen’s Historic Downtown brims
with boutiques like Simply Elegant, antiques
(try Antiques Emporium), décor stores (Cossey
Creations), and art galleries (D’Arte Center).
While shopping, catch lunch or a snack at Java
Café or Ol’ D’s Soda Shop,a vintage vinyl shop.
A 100-year-old seed store and garden center,
and an authentic Army surplus store are just a
few of the reasons that locals and visitors alike
ock to the area.
Valle Vista Mall is anchored by Dillard’s, JC
Penney, Sears, and Big Lots, with more than
70 additional stores. Lincoln Corners and
Harlingen Corners offer major brand stores like
Kohl’s, Marshall’s, Bed Bath and Beyond, Target,
and Hobby Lobby.
Just down the road in Mercedes, TX is the Rio
Grande Valley Premium Outlets. This 140-outlet
mall is the premier destination for shoppers
looking for impressive savings on designer
brands like Burberry, Polo Ralph Lauren, Saks
Fifth Avenue Off 5th, Sony, Coach, Adidas,
Banana Republic, Gap Outlet, and more.
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America’s Best
Value Inn
4401 S. Expy. 83
(866) 539-0036
Best Western
Casa Villa Suites
4317 S. Expy. 83
(956) 412-1500
Candlewood
Suites Harlingen
4319 S. Expy. 83
(956) 412-6900
Country Inn &
Suites by Carlson
3825 S. Expy. 83
(956) 428-0043
Courtyard By Marriott
1725 W. Filmore Ave.,
(956) 412-7800
Hampton Inn
and Suites
1202 Ed Carey Dr.,
(956) 428-9800
Holiday Inn Express
501 S. P St.,
(956) 428-9292
Hudson House
500 Ed Carey Dr.
(956) 428-8911
La Copa Inn
1821 W. Tyler Ave.
(956) 425-1040
Quality Inn
1002 S. Expy. 83
(956) 428-6888
Motel 6
205 N. Expy. 83
(956) 423-9292
Residence
Inn Harlingen
109 Bass Pro Drive
(956) 230-1662
Super 8
1115 S. Expy. 83,
(956) 412-8873
Texas Inn
406 N. Expy. 77
(956) 412-7771
Value Place
3905 S. Expy. 83
(956) 423-2200
Hotels/Motels
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Care Free
Valley Resort
4506 N. Business 77
(956) 425-2540
Dixieland Mobile
Home and RV Park
1325 S. Dixieland Rd.
(956) 425-6707
Eastgate Mobile
Home & RV Park
2801 E. Harrison
(956) 423-3137
El Sur RV &
Mobile Estates
2809 N Expy. 77
(956) 844-6361
Emerald Grove RV
Park 8989 Business 83
(956) 425-2111
Fig Tree RV Resort
15257 N. Expy. 83
(956) 423-6699
La Miranda Country
Estates, Inc.
8901 W. Business 83
(956) 343-5059
Lakewood RV Resort
4525 Graham Road
(956) 423-1170
Oasis Family Park
16678 W. Wilson Rd. #89
(956) 365-4464
Palm Gardens
Mobile Estates
3401 W. Business 83
(956) 423-7670
Paradise Park
1201 N Expy. 77
(956) 425-6881
Park Place
Estates RV Resort
5401 W. Business 83.
(956) 428-4414
Posada Del Sol
28513 S. Palm Court Dr.
(956) 423-3534
Sundance RV Village
6801 W. Business 83
(956) 423-8314
Ted & Mac Elkins
5206 S. Expy. 83
(956) 428-8458
Tropic Winds
Mobile Home & RV Park
1501 N. Loop 499
(956) 423-4020
RV Parks
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Applebee’s Neighborhood
Grill & Bar
1519 W. Harrison
(956) 425-5544
Buffalo Wild Wings
1500 W. Harrison
(956) 425-2525
Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen
6702 W Expy 83
(956) 365-3134
Chili’s Grill & Bar
1725 W. Tyler
(956) 364-2405
Cracker Barrel
110 Bass Pro Dr.
(956) 364-3059
Denny’s Restaurant
4703 S. Expy. 77 & 83
(956) 425-5900
Golden Corral Restaurant
1605 W. Tyler
(956) 421-5817
Hooters
98 Bass Pro Dr.
(956) 425-0122
IHOP
2105 W. Lincoln
(956) 440-9451
Old D’s Soda Shop
105 W. Jackson
(956) 230-1963
The Vermillion
1601 W Harrison Ave
(956) 230-3878
Wing Stop
1729 W. Harrison
(956) 440-9464
Asian
China Star
1801 S. 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 425-2991
Great China Chinese
2416 S. 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 423-8885
Hime Sushi Bar & Grill
901 N. Ed Carey Dr.
(956) 440-1400
Khan’s Grill
610 Maco Drive
(956) 423-8881
Lil’ Rita’s Grill House
410 E. Tyler
(956) 425-6242
Lucky Sushi Bar
1318 N Ed Carey Dr
(956) 340-4390
Panda Express
2005 W. Lincoln St.
(956) 421-5786
Pho #1
509 S Expy. 83 C2
(956) 365-4500
Stone Court Café
14406 W Business 83
(956) 423-7311
Dining & Nightlife
In Harlingen, Texas you will nd the best of South Texas cuisine including delicious tex-mex, fresh-from-the-Gulf
seafood, fall-off-the-bone barbeque, and local specialties including pumpkin empanadas and cabbage tamales.
American
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Alicia’s Mexican Restaurant
324 N. Commerce
(956) 440-0510
Blanquita’s
2728 E. Harrison
(956) 440-7370
Chapita’s Restaurant 1635
N. 77 Sunshine Strip (956)
412-8334
Don Kucos
603 W. Tyler
(956) 412-3034
El Pato Mexican Food
601 S. 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 428-6224
El Rancho
206 N. 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 412-9291
El Taquito Café
305 N. 1st Street
(956) 423-7836
La Playa Mexican Café
502 S. 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 421-200
Las Cazuelas
314 S. “F” Street
(956) 423-7823
Las Tres Palmas
421 W. Jackson
(956) 365-4036
Las Vegas Café
1101 W. Harrison
(956) 423-6749
Los Asados
210 N 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 421-3074
Los Nortenos
1524 W Jackson Ave
(956) 440-7900
Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant
117 S. 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 423-3663
Platillo’s Mexican Restaurant
1010 S. Loop 499
(956) 365-4144
Taqueria El Zarape
1305 W. Tyler
(956) 412-6868
Taqueria La Mexicana
1501 E. Harrison
(956) 412-9394
Tejano Grill
102 N 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 412-0901
Dining & Nightlife
In Harlingen, Texas you will nd the best of South Texas cuisine including delicious tex-mex, fresh-from-the-Gulf
seafood, fall-off-the-bone barbeque, and local specialties including pumpkin empanadas and cabbage tamales.
American
Mexican
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Peter Piper Pizza
306 N. 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 425-3600
The Pizzeria
1610 E. Tyler
(956) 465-1477
Cici’s Pizza
2025 W. Lincoln
(956) 425-4097
Mr. Gatti’s Pizza
1208 Expy. 77 & 83
(956) 428-4933
Domino’s Pizza
703 N. 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 428-6296
Little Caesar’s Pizza
601 S. Expy. 83
(956) 421-2121
Pizza Hut
1802 W. Tyler
(956) 425-6520
Papa John’s Pizza
401 S. 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 425-0100
Pizza Patron
806 N. 13th Street
(956) 365-4213
Fine Italian
Coletti’s Italian Restaurant
202 S. 1st Street
(956) 423-3140
Olive Garden
802 W. Lincoln
(956) 428-7381
Stefano’s Brooklyn Pizza
4201 U.S. 83 Business
(956) 425-6281
Coffee House,
Cafe’s & Specialties
Antigua Bakery & Cafe
1022 E Harrison
(956) 421-4559
A Piece of Cake
by Ybarra’s
202 E. Harrison
(956) 364-0220
Koffee Klatch
101 S. 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 412-0008
Lara’s Bakery
403 W. Polk St.
(956) 423-1219
Schoolhouse Creamery
715 N 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 230-5071
Marble Slab Creamery
1334 N Ed Carey Dr
(956) 423-2900
Starbuck’s
1816 W. Tyler
(956) 428-0402
Starbuck’s
1521 Ed Carey Drive
(956) 423-4938
Pizza Joints & Delivery
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Logan’s Roadhouse
2809 S. Expy. 83
(956) 440-0870
LongHorn Steakhouse
106 Bass Pro Dr
(956) 412-0622
Oyster Bar IV
2301 S. 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 425-9904
Texas Roadhouse
4805 S. Expy. 77
(956) 440-7427
Uncle Buck’s Fish
Bowl & Grill
101 Bass Pro Drive
(956) 291-5200
Barbeque
Longhorn Cattle Company
BBQ & Steak
3055 W Expy. 83
(956) 399-4400
Rio Grande Grill
417 W Van Buren Ave
(956) 423-1817
Texas BBQ
1600 W Harrison Ave
(956) 622-3128
Deli
J&B Cafe
204 E. Jackson
(956) 425-5282
Jason’s Deli
2224 S. 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 428-3354
New York Deli
122 N. “A” Street
(956) 425-3500
Bars & Nightlife
Carlito’s Wine House
204 W Jackson Ave
(956) 230-5665
Classic’s Bar & Grill
712 N 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 622-3066
Copz Lounge
401 S. 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 440-9400
Chuck’s Ice House
1002 Morgan Blvd.
(956) 440-0660
Frankie Flav’z
115 E Harrison Ave
(956) 230-2043
Oxygen Bar at Khan’s Grill
610 Maco Drive
(956) 423-8881
The Point
115 E Harrison Ave
(956) 230-2043
Tipsy Tavern Bar & Grill
2230 S 77 Sunshine Strip
(956) 456-6393
Steak & Seafood
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Medical
Harlingen is the medical hub for the Rio
Grande Valley. It is the home of the South Texas
Veterans Health Center which offers primary
care to veterans, as well as laboratory, nutrition,
mental health and social work services.
Valley Baptist Medical Center, with 586 beds
and its caring, dedicated doctors and staff, has
pioneered many types of heart, stroke, and
other procedures in the Valley, as well as serving
as the area leader in orthopedics, minimally-
invasive and robotic surgery, women and
children’s health care, cancer and diabetes care,
and trauma and emergency care.
Harlingen Medical Center combines a small-
hospital atmosphere with patient-centered care.
It is an award-winning hospital at both the State
and National level for quality care. The hospital
specializes in Cardiovascular Care, Orthopedics,
Women’s Services, Pediatrics, and Surgical
Services.
South Texas VA Health Care Center At
Harlingen is a virtual health care system
providing secondary and tertiary health care in
medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and rehabilitation
medicine. It operates a 100-Patient Home
Based Primary Care program and a 200-Patient
Care Coordination Home Tele-Health Program.
Valley Baptist Medical Center
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Education
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
(UTRGV) has campuses throughout the Valley,
empowers successful futures, enhances daily
life, and lets our region shine as a global
innovator in higher education, bilingual
education, health education, biomedical
research, and emerging technology that inspires
positive change.
Texas State Technical College (TSTC) offers
training in over 30 technical programs.
TSTC recently opened their new University
Articulation and Career Center, which is home
to several public and private universities that will
facilitate TSTC academic transfers to bachelor
degree programs; in addition, community
members can now earn master and doctoral
degrees locally.
UTRGV Regional Academic Health Center & Medical School
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Points of Interest
1. Tom Wilson Youth Sports Complex
2. Harlingen Sports Complex
3. Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World
4. Harlingen Corners
5. Valle Vista Mall
6. Texas Travel Information Center
7. Harlingen Field
8. Municipal Auditorium / Lon. C. Hill Park
9. Casa de Amistad
10. U.S. Post Ofce
11. Historic Jackson Street
12. Harlingen Convention & Visitors Bureau/
Chamber of Commerce
13. World Birding Center – Harlingen Thicket
14. Arroyo Hike & Bike Trail
15. Tony Butler Golf Course/ Victor Park
16. McKelvey Park
17. Pendleton Park
18. HEB Tennis Center
19. Marine Military Academy
20. Iwo Jima Monument
21. Texas State Technical College
22. Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum
23. Harlingen Soccer Complex
24. World Birding Center – Hugh Ramsey
Nature Park
25. South Texas VA Health Care Center
26. Valley Baptist Medical Center
27. UTRGV Health Center & Medical School
28. Harlingen Medical Center
Phone Directory
(956) 216-5000 - City Hall
(956) 216-4910 - Downtown Jackson District
(956) 216-5700 - Fire Department
(956) 216-4901 - Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum
(956) 423-5440 - Harlingen Chamber of Commerce
(956) 430-6100 - Harlingen Water Works System
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(956) 216-5300 - Municipal Auditorium
(956) 216-5951 - Parks & Recreation
(956) 216-5800 - Public Library
(956) 216-5400 - Police Department
(956) 216-5300 - Public Works
(956) 216-5970 - Tony Bulter Municipal Golf Course
Distances from Harlingen to other Texas cities:
Austin .........................................
Brownsville ....................................
Corpus Christi ...............................
Houston ......................................
Laredo ........................................
McAllen ........................................
San Antonio .................................
South Padre Island ..........................
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LINCOLN
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PALM COURT DR.
STUART PLACE RD.
SPUR 54
FAIR PARK BLVD.
ED CAREY DR.
TREASURE HILLS BLVD.
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311 E. Tyler Avenue Harlingen, TX 78550