Big Bend National Park, Texas
Mariscal Mine
An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
Balanced Rock
This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.
Terlingua, Texas
Terlingua Ghost Town
An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Permanently Closed
Redford, Texas
Contrabando
An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.
Fort Stockton, Texas
Paisano Pete
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
Fort Davis, Texas
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.
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.
Permanently Closed
Alpine, Texas
Target Marathon
This is probably not the Target you're looking for.
Marfa, Texas
The Sentinel
With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.
Marfa, Texas
Hotel Paisano
A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."
Marfa, Texas
Building 98
A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.
Marfa, Texas
Chinati Foundation
Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.
Marfa, Texas
Stardust Motel Sign
This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.
Marfa, Texas
Marfa Lights
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Valentine, Texas
Prada Marfa
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
