United States Β· Texas (TX) Β· 617 Cities & Towns

Texas Travel Guide & City Directory

Explore cities and gateway towns across Texas (Texas (TX)), including transport access via DFW, IAH, AUS & SAT Airports + Amtrak Texas Eagle / Sunset Limited, regional American cuisine, best seasons, and city-by-city profiles.

Last reviewed: Β· Prices in US Dollars ($ USD) are approximate and for orientation only.

Overview of Texas (Texas (TX))

Texas (Texas (TX)) features major hubs at Austin, San Antonio, Houston & Dallas–Fort Worth. Key sights, National & State Parks, and travel highlights across the state include San Antonio River Walk & The Alamo, Austin Live Music Capital, Space Center Houston, Dallas Arts District, Big Bend & Guadalupe Mountains National Parks.

State / DistrictTexas (Texas (TX))
Major Cities & CapitalAustin, San Antonio, Houston & Dallas–Fort Worth
Indexed Cities & Towns617
Primary Airport & Rail HubDFW, IAH, AUS & SAT Airports + Amtrak Texas Eagle / Sunset Limited

How to get to Texas

Major airline hubs at DFW and Houston (IAH/HOU), plus Austin (AUS) and San Antonio (SAT); I-10, I-35 & I-45 corridors. Use our Amtrak & USA Rail Pass Calculator ($) and $80 National Parks Pass Calculator to plan your route.

Signature local food in Texas

When visiting cities and towns across Texas, look out for these regional American specialties at classic diners, smokehouses, seafood shacks, and farmers markets:

  • Central Texas post-oak smoked beef brisket & beef ribs
  • Tex-Mex beef fajitas, breakfast tacos & chile con queso
  • Texas chili (no beans) & chicken-fried steak
  • Texas sheet cake, kolaches & pecan pie
  • Texas Hill Country Tempranillo, Shiner-style bock & ranch water

Best time to visit Texas

Best time to visit Texas: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.

Click any city below for its individual travel guide, county & elevation facts, nearest airport/Amtrak station, regional food specialties, and neighboring towns:

City / TownCounty & TypePopulationElevationGuide
Houston Houston, TX US City 2,314,157 12 m (39 ft) City guide β†’
San Antonio San Antonio, TX US City 1,526,656 198 m (650 ft) City guide β†’
Dallas Dallas, TX US City 1,326,087 128 m (420 ft) City guide β†’
Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX US City 1,008,106 199 m (653 ft) City guide β†’
Austin Austin, TX US City 974,447 149 m (489 ft) City guide β†’
El Paso El Paso, TX US City 678,815 1133 m (3717 ft) City guide β†’
Arlington Arlington, TX US City 388,125 184 m (604 ft) City guide β†’
Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX US City 316,239 2 m (7 ft) City guide β†’
Plano Plano, TX US City 283,558 203 m (666 ft) City guide β†’
Laredo Laredo, TX US City 256,153 126 m (413 ft) City guide β†’
Lubbock Lubbock, TX US City 249,042 976 m (3202 ft) City guide β†’
Garland Garland, TX US City 236,897 168 m (551 ft) City guide β†’
Irving Irving, TX US City 236,607 147 m (482 ft) City guide β†’
Cypress Cypress, TX US City 200,839 46 m (151 ft) City guide β†’
Amarillo Amarillo, TX US City 198,645 1118 m (3668 ft) City guide β†’
Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX US City 187,809 157 m (515 ft) City guide β†’
Brownsville Brownsville, TX US City 186,738 10 m (33 ft) City guide β†’
McKinney McKinney, TX US City 162,898 192 m (630 ft) City guide β†’
Frisco Frisco, TX US City 154,407 212 m (696 ft) City guide β†’
Pasadena Pasadena, TX US City 153,784 9 m (30 ft) City guide β†’
Mesquite Mesquite, TX US City 144,788 151 m (495 ft) City guide β†’
Killeen Killeen, TX US City 140,806 252 m (827 ft) City guide β†’
McAllen McAllen, TX US City 140,269 37 m (121 ft) City guide β†’
Carrollton Carrollton, TX US City 133,168 161 m (528 ft) City guide β†’
Midland Midland, TX US City 132,524 848 m (2782 ft) City guide β†’
Waco Waco, TX US City 132,356 143 m (469 ft) City guide β†’
Denton Denton, TX US City 131,044 201 m (659 ft) City guide β†’
Abilene Abilene, TX US City 125,182 524 m (1719 ft) City guide β†’
Round Rock Round Rock, TX US City 115,997 224 m (735 ft) City guide β†’
Beaumont Beaumont, TX US City 115,282 5 m (16 ft) City guide β†’
Odessa Odessa, TX US City 114,428 884 m (2900 ft) City guide β†’
Richardson Richardson, TX US City 110,815 192 m (630 ft) City guide β†’
Pearland Pearland, TX US City 108,821 15 m (49 ft) City guide β†’
College Station College Station, TX US City 107,889 103 m (338 ft) City guide β†’
Wichita Falls Wichita Falls, TX US City 104,710 289 m (948 ft) City guide β†’
Lewisville Lewisville, TX US City 104,039 160 m (525 ft) City guide β†’
Tyler Tyler, TX US City 103,700 164 m (538 ft) City guide β†’
San Angelo San Angelo, TX US City 99,893 562 m (1844 ft) City guide β†’
League City League City, TX US City 98,312 6 m (20 ft) City guide β†’
Allen Allen, TX US City 98,143 201 m (659 ft) City guide β†’
The Woodlands The Woodlands, TX US City 93,847 43 m (141 ft) City guide β†’
Sugar Land Sugar Land, TX US City 88,156 23 m (75 ft) City guide β†’
Edinburg Edinburg, TX US City 84,497 30 m (98 ft) City guide β†’
Mission Mission, TX US City 83,298 43 m (141 ft) City guide β†’
Longview Longview, TX US City 82,287 113 m (371 ft) City guide β†’
Bryan Bryan, TX US City 82,118 114 m (374 ft) City guide β†’
Pharr Pharr, TX US City 76,538 34 m (112 ft) City guide β†’
Baytown Baytown, TX US City 76,335 8 m (26 ft) City guide β†’
Missouri City Missouri City, TX US City 74,139 24 m (79 ft) City guide β†’
Temple Temple, TX US City 72,277 219 m (719 ft) City guide β†’
Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX US City 71,253 184 m (604 ft) City guide β†’
New Braunfels New Braunfels, TX US City 70,543 192 m (630 ft) City guide β†’
North Richland Hills North Richland Hills, TX US City 69,204 184 m (604 ft) City guide β†’
Conroe Conroe, TX US City 68,602 67 m (220 ft) City guide β†’
Victoria Victoria, TX US City 67,574 29 m (95 ft) City guide β†’
Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX US City 65,945 276 m (906 ft) City guide β†’
Harlingen Harlingen, TX US City 65,774 12 m (39 ft) City guide β†’
Celina Celina, TX US City 64,427 211 m (692 ft) City guide β†’
Mansfield Mansfield, TX US City 64,274 184 m (604 ft) City guide β†’
Georgetown Georgetown, TX US City 63,716 230 m (755 ft) City guide β†’
San Marcos San Marcos, TX US City 60,684 188 m (617 ft) City guide β†’
Rowlett Rowlett, TX US City 60,236 154 m (505 ft) City guide β†’
Leander Leander, TX US City 59,202 298 m (978 ft) City guide β†’
Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX US City 57,122 219 m (719 ft) City guide β†’
Port Arthur Port Arthur, TX US City 55,340 2 m (7 ft) City guide β†’
Spring Spring, TX US City 54,298 37 m (121 ft) City guide β†’
Euless Euless, TX US City 54,219 179 m (587 ft) City guide β†’
Fredericksburg Fredericksburg, TX US City 11,094 516 m (1693 ft) City guide β†’
Breckenridge Breckenridge, TX US City 5,590 367 m (1204 ft) City guide β†’
Marfa Marfa, TX US City 1,733 1428 m (4685 ft) City guide β†’
Carlsbad Carlsbad, TX US City 719 617 m (2024 ft) City guide β†’
Avalon Avalon, TX US City 0 162 m (531 ft) City guide β†’
Bryce Bryce, TX US City 0 136 m (446 ft) City guide β†’
Camden Camden, TX US City 0 90 m (295 ft) City guide β†’
Deadwood Deadwood, TX US City 0 81 m (266 ft) City guide β†’
Homer Homer, TX US City 0 37 m (121 ft) City guide β†’
Jackson Jackson, TX US City 0 100 m (328 ft) City guide β†’
Monterey Monterey, TX US City 0 70 m (230 ft) City guide β†’
Sonoma Sonoma, TX US City 0 152 m (499 ft) City guide β†’
Springdale Springdale, TX US City 0 77 m (253 ft) City guide β†’
Williams Williams, TX US City 0 487 m (1598 ft) City guide β†’
Woodstock Woodstock, TX US City 0 108 m (354 ft) City guide β†’

More US States to Explore