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=== By rail === |
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[[Amtrak]] serves Del Rio, by the tri-weekly ''Sunset Limited'', between [[Los Angeles]] and [[New Orleans]], and ''Texas Eagle'' from [[Chicago]]. {{marker|type=go|name=Del Rio|lat=29.362325|long=-100.902607}} station is located at 100 North Main Street and also functions as |
[[Amtrak]] serves Del Rio, by the tri-weekly ''Sunset Limited'', between [[Los Angeles]] and [[New Orleans]], and ''Texas Eagle'' from [[Chicago]]. {{marker|type=go|name=Del Rio|lat=29.362325|long=-100.902607}} station is located at 100 North Main Street and also functions as a hub for the local bus network. |
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| address= | lat=29.3742 | long=-100.9272 | directions=is located {{mi|2}} north-west of Del Rio |
| address=1104 W 10th St | lat=29.3742 | long=-100.9272 | directions=is located {{mi|2}} north-west of Del Rio |
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| wikipedia=Del Rio International Airport | wikidata=Q1657383 |
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| content=is primarily used for regional general aviation and cargo flights (FedEx and Ameriflight for UPS). Regularly scheduled commercial passenger service to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]] is only available with '''[http://www. |
| content=is primarily used for regional general aviation and cargo flights (FedEx and Ameriflight for UPS). Regularly scheduled commercial passenger service to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport]] is only available with '''[http://www.aa.com American Eagle (operated by Skywest)]'''. |
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The next nearest major airport for additional scheduled commercial flights is in '''[[San Antonio#By plane|San Antonio]]''' ({{IATA|SAT}}) located 161 mi (258 km) or 2 |
The next nearest major airport for additional scheduled commercial flights is in '''[[San Antonio#By plane|San Antonio]]''' ({{IATA|SAT}}) located 161 mi (258 km) or 2½ - 3 hr east along US Hwy 90. |
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==Get around== |
==Get around== |
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The best way is by personal car. There is at least one taxi company. |
The best way is by personal car. There is at least one taxi company. |
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'''[http://www.cityofdelrio.com/index.aspx?NID=431 Del Rio bus] {{dead link|May 2020}}''' runs hourly between 8AM and 5PM, Monday through Saturday. The fare is: $2 for adults, $1 for seniors 55 and older and disabled, children under three are free. The phone number is: +1 830 703-5324 |
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==See== |
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[[Image:Whitehead Memorial Museum in Del Rio, TX Picture 1806.jpg|thumb|Whitehead Memorial Museum]] |
[[Image:Whitehead Memorial Museum in Del Rio, TX Picture 1806.jpg|thumb|Whitehead Memorial Museum]] |
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Laughlin Air Force Base is located just outside Del Rio. |
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| content=Del Rio's art center offers changing exhibits in the city's former fire station. |
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*'''San Felipe Natural Spring Park''', 401 Mario Salas Ave. A serene spring/cascade that played a role in the original habitation of the area. |
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| content=This recreation area is the major attraction in the Del Rio area, where camping, boating, and fishing are available (the Bassmasters Elite tournament was held here for four years in a row until 2008). |
| content=This recreation area is the major attraction in the Del Rio area, where camping, boating, and fishing are available (the Bassmasters Elite tournament was held here for four years in a row until 2008). At Lake Amistad, visitors can also find 4,000-year-old Indian pictographs, which are accessible only by boat at Panther Cave and at Parida Cave. |
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| content=A Mexican restaurant downtown that offers an excellent buffet of Mexican food for a very reasonable price. One item not on the menu is "cabrito" (goat), which you have to ask for and it is excellent, succulent meat, beautifully roasted. Each day the restaurant roasts one goat in the morning and sells it until it runs out. Get there early! Their coffee is great and compares well to Starbuck's. |
| content=A Mexican restaurant downtown that offers an excellent buffet of Mexican food for a very reasonable price. One item not on the menu is "cabrito" (goat), which you have to ask for and it is excellent, succulent meat, beautifully roasted. Each day the restaurant roasts one goat in the morning and sells it until it runs out. Get there early! Their coffee is great and compares well to Starbuck's. |
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| content=Has excellent Mexican food and generous portions in a comfortable atmosphere for very reasonable prices. Hours about 6AM to 2:30PM (per many traditional Mexican restaurants). |
| content=Has excellent Mexican food and generous portions in a comfortable atmosphere for very reasonable prices. Hours about 6AM to 2:30PM (per many traditional Mexican restaurants). |
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| content=There is one Thai restaurant, Jitra's, in town with mediocre Thai food. |
| content=There is one Thai restaurant, Jitra's, in town with mediocre Thai food. |
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Lorina's Cantina and |
Lorina's Cantina and Blue Oasis Bar & Grill are excellent places for relaxing evenings with a beer and friends. |
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| ⚫ | | content=A bar outside of town toward the Lake, has steak night on Wednesdays 6-8PM. Call ahead to reserve a steak. The steaks are about 3/4 to 1 lb in size, thick cut, wonderful, beautifully seasoned, succulent, and come with a baked potato and salad (only lettuce and dressings) bar for only $13 per person. This is a real meal for meat-and-potato-kind-of-guys. They also have karaoke on Saturday nights. |
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| content=For a glass of wine in a quiet, comfortable atmosphere, Casa de Vino on US 90 near Lake Amistad (not far from Lorina's) is the place to go. It offers about 300 different wines and a small appetizer menu in a comfortable, very clean setting. Casa de Vino also offers a small patio for watching the sun set on warm evenings. |
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| content=Probably the classiest place in town and a good place to go for a nice dinner and drinks. |
| content=Probably the classiest place in town and a good place to go for a nice dinner and drinks. |
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| name=Best Western Inn of Del Rio | alt= | url=https://www.bestwestern.com/content/best-western/en_US/booking-path/hotel-details.44335.html | email= |
| name=Best Western Inn of Del Rio | alt= | url=https://www.bestwestern.com/content/best-western/en_US/booking-path/hotel-details.44335.html | email= |
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| address=810 Veterans Blvd | lat=29.371830 | long=-100.901294 | directions= |
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| address=2115 Veterans Blvd | lat=29.388350 | long=-100.904090 | directions= |
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| phone=+1 830 774-2115 | tollfree= | fax=+1 830 774-4878 |
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| name=Ramada Inn Del Rio | url= |
| name=Ramada Inn Del Rio | url=https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/ramada/del-rio-texas/ramada-del-rio/overview | email= |
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| address=2101 Veterans Blvd | lat=29.386193 | long=-100.904457 | directions= |
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| content=Free high-speed wireless, heated outdoor pool, indoor fitness center. |
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== Connect == |
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As of Dec 2021, Del Rio has 4G from AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile / Sprint. You might also get a signal from the Mexican carriers. 5G has not yet reached this area. |
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Latest revision as of 00:00, 21 May 2024
Del Rio is a city in the Big Bend Country, across the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña in Mexico.
Get in
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By rail
[edit]Amtrak serves Del Rio, by the tri-weekly Sunset Limited, between Los Angeles and New Orleans, and Texas Eagle from Chicago. 1 Del Rio station is located at 100 North Main Street and also functions as a hub for the local bus network.
By bus
[edit]- Greyhound Lines, (bus stop) Stripes @ 1602 Veterans Blvd (Stripes Gas Station & Convenience Store at Veterans Blvd & E 15th St near downtown.), toll-free: +1 800 231-2222. Travels primarily on US Hwy 90 (Del Rio, Uvalde, D Hanis, Hondo, Castroville & San Antonio) and another branch on US Hwy 277 to Eagle Pass. Passengers transfer in San Antonio to get to additional destinations.
By car
[edit]US 277 from Sonora on I-10 (about 80 miles north) or US 90 from San Antonio (about 200 miles east).
By plane
[edit]- 2 Del Rio International Airport (DRT IATA), 1104 W 10th St (is located 2 mi (3.2 km) north-west of Del Rio), ☏ +1 830-774-8610. is primarily used for regional general aviation and cargo flights (FedEx and Ameriflight for UPS). Regularly scheduled commercial passenger service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is only available with American Eagle (operated by Skywest).
The next nearest major airport for additional scheduled commercial flights is in San Antonio (SAT IATA) located 161 mi (258 km) or 2½ - 3 hr east along US Hwy 90.
Get around
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Map of Del Rio
The best way is by personal car. There is at least one taxi company.
See
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- 1 Whitehead Memorial Museum, 1308 S Main St, ☏ +1 830-774-7568.
- 2 The Firehouse. Del Rio's art center offers changing exhibits in the city's former fire station.
- Laughlin Heritage Foundation Museum, 309 S Main St, ☏ +1 830-719-9380. M, W, F-Sa 10AM-Noon, 1PM-4PM. Where you can learn about the history of air power, or, more specifically the USAF, with a small exhibit space.
- San Felipe Natural Spring Park, 401 Mario Salas Ave. A serene spring/cascade that played a role in the original habitation of the area.
Do
[edit]- 1 Amistad National Recreation Area, ☏ +1 830-775-7491. This recreation area is the major attraction in the Del Rio area, where camping, boating, and fishing are available (the Bassmasters Elite tournament was held here for four years in a row until 2008). At Lake Amistad, visitors can also find 4,000-year-old Indian pictographs, which are accessible only by boat at Panther Cave and at Parida Cave.
- Val Verde Winery. In the downtown area offers a wine-tasting of about a dozen of their wines for about $5 per person or a free tasting of only three. Their wines are excellent and range from sweet (notably the San Felipe del Rio red, their Texas Rose, and their Muscat Cannelli) to exceptionally dry (Cabernet Sauvignon), but their port has won awards. Most of their wines are blends with grapes from other vineyards, but one is made of only grapes grown at the winery.
Buy
[edit]Del Rio has one, relatively small, indoor mall with typical mall stores: Beall's, Penney's, etc. and the town cinema with several screens.
The downtown area has numerous shops, including several antique shops and a few selling rustic furniture.
- Adrian Falcon Gallery. Offers contemporary art by Del Rio native Adrian Falcon.
Eat
[edit]Standard fast food (Wendy's, Whataburger, etc.) and chains (Chili's, Luby's, etc.) are available.
- La Hacienda, 330 Pecan St, ☏ +1 830-774-7094. A Mexican restaurant downtown that offers an excellent buffet of Mexican food for a very reasonable price. One item not on the menu is "cabrito" (goat), which you have to ask for and it is excellent, succulent meat, beautifully roasted. Each day the restaurant roasts one goat in the morning and sells it until it runs out. Get there early! Their coffee is great and compares well to Starbuck's.
- Blue Oasis Bar & Grill, 3806 Veterans Blvd, ☏ +1 830-313-7088. Formerly Todd and Bullett's (TB's) Bar and Grill, Anthony Bourdain of the Travel Channel once came here for their Corona Chicken, which is succulent pieces of chicken about the size of the neck of a Corona bottle filled with cheese and wrapped in bacon.
- Chinto's Super Taco, 400 E 6th St, ☏ +1 830-774-1592. Has excellent Mexican food and generous portions in a comfortable atmosphere for very reasonable prices. Hours about 6AM to 2:30PM (per many traditional Mexican restaurants).
- Jitra, 904 E Gibbs St, ☏ +1 830-775-7553. There is one Thai restaurant, Jitra's, in town with mediocre Thai food.
Drink
[edit]Lorina's Cantina and Blue Oasis Bar & Grill are excellent places for relaxing evenings with a beer and friends.
- Lorina's Cantina, 9087 US-90, ☏ +1 830-775-8058. A bar outside of town toward the Lake, has steak night on Wednesdays 6-8PM. Call ahead to reserve a steak. The steaks are about 3/4 to 1 lb in size, thick cut, wonderful, beautifully seasoned, succulent, and come with a baked potato and salad (only lettuce and dressings) bar for only $13 per person. This is a real meal for meat-and-potato-kind-of-guys. They also have karaoke on Saturday nights.
- Gorzugis at the Herald, 321 S Main St Ste B, ☏ +1 830-422-2545. Probably the classiest place in town and a good place to go for a nice dinner and drinks.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Best Western Inn of Del Rio, 810 Veterans Blvd, ☏ +1 830 775-7511, toll-free: +1-800-336-3537, fax: +1 830 774-2194.
- 2 Motel 6, 2115 Veterans Blvd, ☏ +1 830 774-2115, fax: +1 830 774-4878.
- 3 Ramada Inn Del Rio, 2101 Veterans Blvd, ☏ +1 830-282-1597, fax: +1 830 775-1476. Free high-speed wireless, heated outdoor pool, indoor fitness center.
- 4 Days Inn, 2005 Veterans Blvd, ☏ +1 830-484-6884.
- 5 Whispering Palms Inn, 1300 Veterans Blvd, ☏ +1 830 488-6270. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. $50.
Cope
[edit]Consulates
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Guatemala, 106-110 Foster Dr.
Mexico, 2207 N Bedell Ave, ☏ +1 830 775-2352, fax: +1 956 723-1741.
Connect
[edit]As of Dec 2021, Del Rio has 4G from AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile / Sprint. You might also get a signal from the Mexican carriers. 5G has not yet reached this area.
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Del Rio |
| Tucson ← Alpine ← | W  E
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→ San Antonio → Houston |
| Tucson ← Alpine ← | W  E
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→ San Antonio → Dallas |
| Van Horn ← Marathon ← | W  E
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→ Brackettville → San Antonio |
| San Angelo ← Sonora ← | N  S
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→ Eagle Pass → Carrizo Springs |
Fort Worth ← Brady ← Jct W  E ←
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→ END |
Ciudad Acuña ←  ←
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→ END |