DAY TRIPS
Weekend Getaways, Road Trips and Day Trips Near Abilene
AbileneExplore Abilene, home to the official 16 minute rush hour, the world's best barbeque and 118,000 friendly folks. Songwriter Bob Gibson said it best with his 1956 tune, "Abilene, Abilene, prettiest to... |
 |
ShamrockShamrock's location is referred to as the "Crossroads of America" where Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 83 intersect. It's the only crossing of two major border to border highways in the United States.... |
 |
AmarilloAmarillo, Located in the Texas Panhandle and bordered by New Mexico and Oklahoma, Amarillo was first settled in 1887. The name, Amarillo, was taken from the Spanish language meaning yellow, because of... |
 |
LubbockToday Lubbock is a thriving, bustling city of over 218,000 people, but 200 years ago, the area was covered with tall grasses and roaming buffalo. The region was first discovered and named the Llano Es... |
 |
TurkeyAs the story goes, sometime in the 1890's, the early settlers of Turkey, Texas stepped onto the banks of Turkey Creek, located in the Texas panhandle plains, and ran into flocks of wild Rio Grande tur... |
 |
San AngeloSan Angelo lies in the midst of West Texas ranching country almost in the center of Texas and is home to about 100,000 friendly people. A virtual oasis, San Angelo is home to three lakes, as well as ... |
 |
OdessaOdessa, Texas lies in the heart of the Permian Basin, an ancient ocean basin formed during the Permian Period. The basin is approximately 250 miles wide and 300 miles long, and at one time, was filled... |
 |
El PasoEl Paso is at the far western tip of Texas where New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua meet in a harsh desert environment around the slopes of Mount Franklin on the Rio Grande which has often ... |
 |
MidlandMidland, Texas is a warm and inviting West Texas city, conveniently located on Interstate 20, halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso. Easily accessible, it boasts Midland International Airport, servic... |
 |
LittlefieldLittlefield, the county seat of Lamb County, is on U.S. Highway 84, Farm Road 54, and the Santa Fe line in the south-central part of the county. It was named for George W. Littlefield, who divided his... |
 |
DalhartDalhart, the county seat of Dallam County, straddles the border of Dallam and Hartley counties in the northwest corner of the Texas Panhandle. The original settlement was platted early in 1901 by W. J... |
 |
WheelerWheeler, a picturesque town sitting on the rolling hills of Texas Panhandle, is remote but not isolated. Highway 83, a main north and south artery for the great plains and highway 152, an east and wes... |
 |
