Marfa! What a quirky little town! I live near Austin and let me tell you, Marfa could show Austin a thing or two about being weird.
In fact, the majority of people I met in Marfa were from Austin. So much so that if you were from Austin, you didn’t need any further explanation about what brought you out west.
One of the main attractions in Marfa is art. Art galleries outnumber restaurants in this little town, and in the past few years Marfa has been known for it’s large, outdoor installments. The most famous of those is Prada Marfa, a “storefront” situated out of town in the middle of nowhere.
It was my first stop of many on my 24-hour trip, mostly because it was about a half hour out of town. Take Hwy 90 west from Marfa, through Valentine and it should be about 2 miles out, on your left. You can’t miss it. (The drive through the desert is worth it!) Read more