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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Alpine, Texas

Updated February 22, 2024
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Alpine, Texas

Sul Ross Desk

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.
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Marfa Lights

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
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“Sleeping Figure” stretches 150 feet end to end.

Marfa, Texas

‘Sleeping Figure’

Twelve decommissioned shipping containers evoke a reclining person in Marfa, Texas.
20 miles from Alpine

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Faith Alive Cowboy Church Radio Station

Not everything is bigger in Texas.
21 miles from Alpine
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Rattlers & Reptiles

A rattlesnake museum showcasing over 30 species, in a century-old building that used to be the general store in this tiny West Texas town.
21 miles from Alpine
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Wrong Store

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.
21 miles from Alpine
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Hotel Paisano

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."
21 miles from Alpine
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