Rental Car
Pick Up Your Rental
Pick upHouston · Jun 5
Drop offDenver · Jun 9
Total miles1107 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · Houston, TX
Hotel
Houston Overnight
Check-inFri, Jun 5
Check-outSat, Jun 6
First pitch8:10 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Friday, June 5
First pitch at 8:10 PM ET — Houston Astros vs. Athletics at Minute Maid Park tonight — Astros 'Glow in the Dark' Jersey tonight.
Stop 01 of 03
Houston, TX · Fri Jun 5
Minute Maid Park
Houston Astros · MLB
8:10 PM ET
vs. Athletics
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-inFri, Jun 5
Check-outSat, Jun 6
First pitch tomorrow at 7:35 PM ET. Leave by 1:06 PM.
Sat Morning
When to Depart
Leave by1:06 PM
Drive to Arlington289 mi · 5h
Game time7:35 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 2
Saturday, June 6
Houston to Arlington is 5h — a solid drive, so leave early and plan a stop along the way. First pitch at 7:35 PM ET — Texas Rangers vs. Cleveland Guardians at Globe Life Field tonight. Waco Mammoth National Monument is worth 25 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 03
Arlington, TX · Sat Jun 6
Globe Life Field
Texas Rangers · MLB
7:35 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-inSat, Jun 6
Check-outSun, Jun 7
First pitch tomorrow at 8:40 PM ET. Leave by Previous evening — overnight drive recommended.
Tue Morning
When to Depart
Leave byPrevious evening — overnight drive recommended
Drive to Denver818 mi · 14.1h
Game time8:40 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 · +15 min
Terry Allen's Juarez Sculpture
Two bronze trees intertwined in a courtyard outside the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock. The taller is a cottonwood. The shorter is a huisache. They represent the Texas borderlands. More moving than it sounds.
Lubbock, TX · 15 min detourArlington → Denver
818 mi · 14.1h · long haul
DAY 5
Tuesday, June 9
First pitch at 8:40 PM ET — Colorado Rockies vs. Chicago Cubs at Coors Field tonight. Terry Allen's Juarez Sculpture is worth 15 minutes off the highway.
Stop 03 of 03
Denver, CO · Tue Jun 9
Coors Field
Colorado Rockies · MLB
8:40 PM ET
vs. Chicago Cubs
Must Eat at the Park
Rocky Mountain Oysters
Deep-fried bull testicles. Yes, really. A Colorado tradition served with cocktail sauce. Try them.
Local Beer
Blue Moon Belgian White
Invented in the Sandlot Brewing Company in Coors Field's basement in 1995.
Blue Moon (Coors)
The Thin Air Problem and the Humidor Solution
Pilgrim Notes · Denver Baseball History
Shift 2 days to catch City Connect Princess Tiara at Daikin Park, Houston TX.
• City Connect Princess Tiara at Daikin Park, Houston TX
• Dinger '360 Spinning Head' Bobblehead at Coors Field
• 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 · 4 nights (avg $155)$620
Fuel · 1107 mi at $0.18/mi$199
Ballpark food & drinks$150
Total Estimate$1,107
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
How This Trip Was Planned
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