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Odessa TX Tourism and Sightseeing

Odessa Texas Tourism At a Glance

Best Time to Visit Odessa Texas

At sunset, colors of red, yellow, orange and pink can be seen making their final descent into our West Texas landscape. If you have never visited our city, you don’t know what you are missing. Anytime is a good time to visit Odessa. Each season provides a unique exhilarating experience for your senses and will leave you with an amazing euphoric feeling for West Texas.

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In-Season Costs

Odessa is a very affordable destination with over 1,900 quality hotel/motel rooms most under $125.00 per night.

Average Odessa Weather

Odessa’s climate is mild and semi-arid. Summer night average temperatures decline to the 60s, and day temperatures reach the upper 90s. Winter temperatures range from the low and middle 30s to the upper 50s. Low humidity allows for conditions that are conducive to personal comfort, especially during the summer months. Average rainfall is 14.80 inches and average snowfall is 1.5 inches. Most rainfall occurs between April and October, with less than an inch per month in the winter.

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Texas Tourism - Odessa Attractions, Activities and Day Trips

Odessa has something for everyone. Are you ready to explore a Phenomenon from Outer Space? Visit the 2nd largest meteor crater in the United States at the Odessa Meteor Crater Museum and Visitors Center. For the theatre buff and a bit of Elizabethan England, see The Globe of the Great Southwest, a recreation of Shakespeare’s original Globe. If you enjoy visual art, the Ellen Noël Art Museum has changing art exhibits and a Sculpture and Sensory Garden that will challenge the senses of both the sighted and unsighted. The Parker House Ranching Museum and the White-Pool House Museum exhibit ranching heritage and local history. For some exhilarating action you’re sure to enjoy watching the Odessa Jackalopes, our professional ice hockey team or the rugged hard-hitting National Indoor Football League’s, Odessa Roughnecks. Dos Amigos, a legendary restaurant features concerts and bull riding or dance the night away at Graham Central Station, a huge state-of-the-art night club. You see, there really is something for everyone.

Major Attractions in and around town:

Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin
The Odessa Meteor Crater
Parker House Ranching Museum
Commemorative Air Force Museum
American Airpower Heritage Museum
The Pecos Depot
Stonehenge Replica
Texon Santa Fe Railroad Depot Museum
White-Pool House Museum
“World’s Largest Jackrabbit”
Globe of the Great Southwest
Ratliff Stadium, home to Friday Night Lights

Major Attractions within a couple hours drive:

Big Bend National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Davis Mountains State Park
McDonald Observatory
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Marfa Mystery Lights
Balmorhea State Park

Things to do in Odessa TX, Sightseeing and Odessa TX Tourism

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Places to stay in Texas - Top Texas Accommodations

Some of the most popular places to stay in Odessa TX include MCM Grande Hotel FunDome, COMFORT SUITES MIDLAND and Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Midland. View all places to stay in Odessa TX.

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