Harlingen (Texas)

Harlingen is a city in Texas.

Understand

Harlingen was envisioned by a man named Lon Hill in 1904 as a shipping and industrial center along the Rio Grande and named after the city of the same name in the Netherlands. Since then, it has really bloomed and grown population-wise, and has a few tourist attractions, but not a lot.

Get in

By plane

  • 🌍 Valley International Airport (HRL  IATA), 3002 Heritage Way (At northeastern part of town via Tyler Ave & N Ed Carey Dr (Loop 499) from downtown). Flights from within the U.S. with the following:. OSM directions target=_blank (updated Jun 2019)

For travelers not renting a car click here for a list of taxi and shuttle services to South Padre Island and locally in town. The Valley Metro #41 provides local public transportation into town from the airport.

The next nearest commercial airport for Aeromexico, Volaris, Delta (to Austin), and Allegiant is in McAllen, 45 min west on I-2/US 83. Both United & American/American Eagle serve both Valley International Airport and McAllen from their respective hubs in Houston and Dallas-Ft Worth.

By car

By bus

Get around

See

  • Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum, 2425 Boxwood St. Here find dioramas and oddities that characterize the area culturally and historically. Tel: +1 956-216-4900. Tu-Sa 10AM-4PM, Su 1PM-4PM.
Jackson Street
  • Iwo Jima Memorial & Museum, 320 Iwo Jima Blvd, in the Marine Military Academy. Relates the vital mission the Marines played at Iwo Jima and in the Pacific Theater. Tel: +1 956-421-9234. M-Sa 10AM-4PM.

Do

Buy

  • 🌍 Valle Vista Mall, 2020 S Expressway 83, ☏ +1 956-425-8392. Anchors are JCPenny, Dillard's, Big Lots! and Forever21. It also has an indoor adventure park with trampolines, skydiving, bowling, laser tag, and go karts. OSM directions target=_blank (updated Jan 2022)

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Connect

Go next

Routes through Harlingen
Laredo ← McAllen ←  W  E  → ends → Brownsville → Matamoros
Corpus Christi ← Kingsville ← ends ←  N  S  → Brownsville → Matamoros


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