I mainly needed to visit this city because it is on the list of the Top 100 Largest US Cities and I am visiting all of them along with the Top 100 Largest US Metro Areas. The two lists are mostly the same but have a few differences.

What I really blew it on this trip is the realization that the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is in McAllen. For some reason I was thinking it was in Brownsville but that has Texas Southmost College. Sooooo, another trip here someday. Just as well since the entire day I was on the Texas-Mexico border it poured rain for over twelve hours so I headed north since nothing was possible to do in this area.