Rental Car
Pick Up Your Rental
Pick upHouston · Jun 2
Drop offKansas City · Jun 9
Total miles863 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · Houston, TX
Hotel
Houston Overnight
Check-inTue, Jun 2
Check-outWed, Jun 3
First pitch8:10 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Tuesday, June 2
First pitch at 8:10 PM ET — Houston Astros vs. Pittsburgh Pirates at Minute Maid Park tonight. Don't leave without Texas Smoke Brisket Sandwich.
Stop 01 of 03
Houston, TX · Tue Jun 2
Minute Maid Park
Houston Astros · MLB
8:10 PM ET
vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Must Eat at the Park
Texas Smoke Brisket Sandwich
Central Texas-style brisket sliced thick and served on white bread with pickles, onions, and sauce on the side.
Local Beer
Karbach Love Street
Houston's most popular craft blonde ale. Easy drinking for a retractable roof afternoon.
Karbach Brewing
The Astros and the Comeback City
Pilgrim Notes · Houston Baseball History
Stay Tonight · Houston, TX
Houston Overnight
Check-inTue, Jun 2
Check-outWed, Jun 3
First pitch tomorrow at 8:15 PM ET. Leave by 1:46 PM.
Fri Morning
When to Depart
Leave by1:46 PM
Drive to Arlington289 mi · 5h
Game time8:15 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Breakfast Stop · Houston, TX
Before You Hit the Road
Breakfast Klub
Midtown Houston since 2001. The wings-and-waffle combination redefined Houston breakfast culture. Line goes around the block on weekends. Worth every minute. One of the great American breakfast institutions.
Wings and waffles + fresh-squeezed OJ
Open 7 AM–2 PM Mon–Fri, 8 AM weekends
Worth the Detour · +25 min
Waco Mammoth National Monument
24 mammoths who died together in a Texas flash flood 67,000 years ago. Still in place.
Waco, TX · 25 min detourHouston → Arlington
289 mi · 5h · regional run
DAY 4
Friday, June 5
First pitch at 8:15 PM ET — Texas Rangers vs. Cleveland Guardians at Globe Life Field tonight — Rangers Captain Mascot Plush Keychain tonight. Waco Mammoth National Monument is worth 25 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 03
Arlington, TX · Fri Jun 5
Globe Life Field
Texas Rangers · MLB
8:15 PM ET
vs. Cleveland Guardians
Must Eat at the Park
Lockhart Smokehouse Brisket
Authentic Central Texas BBQ style brisket. Properly smoked, not steam-table. The jalapeño sausage is exceptional.
Local Beer
Shiner Bock
Czech-Texan amber lager brewed in Shiner, Texas since 1909. Cold, amber, distinctly Texan.
Spoetzl Brewery
Texas Baseball and the Ballpark in Arlington
Pilgrim Notes · Arlington Baseball History
Stay Tonight · Arlington, TX
Arlington Overnight
Check-inFri, Jun 5
Check-outSat, Jun 6
First pitch tomorrow at 7:40 PM ET. Leave by 8:16 AM.
Tue Morning
When to Depart
Leave by8:16 AM
Drive to Kansas City574 mi · 9.9h
Game time7:40 PM ET
Long drive — consider stopping overnight in Arlington overnight.
Breakfast Stop · Arlington, TX
Before You Hit the Road
Normas Cafe Dallas
Dallas institution since 1956. Multiple DFW locations. Chicken-fried steak at breakfast is a Texas sacrament. Scratch biscuits, real gravy, pies under glass domes. Pre-Rangers game fuel done right.
Chicken-fried steak + eggs + scratch biscuit
Open 6 AM daily
Worth the Detour · +20 min
Worlds of Fun Deanna Rose Farmstead
A working farm with longhorns and draft horses in a Kansas City suburb.
Overland Park, KS · 20 min detourArlington → Kansas City
574 mi · 9.9h · long haul
DAY 8
Tuesday, June 9
First pitch at 7:40 PM ET — Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers at Kauffman Stadium tonight. Worlds of Fun Deanna Rose Farmstead is worth 20 minutes off the highway.
Stop 03 of 03
Kansas City, MO · Tue Jun 9
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City Royals · MLB
7:40 PM ET
vs. Texas Rangers
Must Eat at the Park
KC Burnt Ends
Kansas City-style burnt ends — the crispy, caramelized points of a smoked brisket. The defining food of KC BBQ.
Local Beer
Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat
Kansas City's defining craft brewery. The Unfiltered Wheat is a KC staple at the K.
Boulevard Brewing
George Brett and the Pine Tar Game
Pilgrim Notes · Kansas City Baseball History
Shift 2 days to catch Astros 'Glow in the Dark' Jersey at Daikin Park, Houston TX.
• Astros 'Glow in the Dark' Jersey at Daikin Park, Houston TX
• Rangers Captain Mascot Plush Keychain at Globe Life Field, Arlington TX
• City Connect Princess Tiara at Daikin Park, Houston TX
• Brandon Nimmo 'Bull Riding' Bobblehead at Globe Life Field, Arlington TX
What to Budget
Estimates only — prices vary by availability
Tickets · 3 games (avg $46)$138
Hotels · 7 nights (avg $155)$1,085
Fuel · 863 mi at $0.18/mi$155
Ballpark food & drinks$150
Total Estimate$1,528
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
How This Trip Was Planned
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