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Explain the appeal of Marfa, TX
Posted on 12/28/25 at 8:17 am
Posted on 12/28/25 at 8:17 am
Can someone explain the appeal of Marfa, Texas to me?
It pops up every now and then in Instagram reels.
Is it worth a visit? What’s there to see and do? What type of tourist / person does it attract and what types live there? It appears you can see it all in a day. Is that true?
It pops up every now and then in Instagram reels.
Is it worth a visit? What’s there to see and do? What type of tourist / person does it attract and what types live there? It appears you can see it all in a day. Is that true?
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Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:02 am to GentleJackJones
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What type of tourist / person does it attract
People from Austin and New Orleans. You should pretty much get the picture.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:53 am to GentleJackJones
Marfa kinda sucks but alpine is fantastic
Posted on 12/28/25 at 10:08 am to GentleJackJones
It's a town out in the middle of nowhere that was relevant when it was a water stop for the railroad.
Now it's a hipster/girls weekend destination.
It's fine for a weekend getaway in Far West Texas. The St. George is a good hotel option with decent food.
The Gage Hotel in Marathon is another good option if you just want a weekend away out in BFE.
Now it's a hipster/girls weekend destination.
It's fine for a weekend getaway in Far West Texas. The St. George is a good hotel option with decent food.
The Gage Hotel in Marathon is another good option if you just want a weekend away out in BFE.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:53 pm to GentleJackJones
If you are interested in contemporary art it's a good spot. But if you aren't the entire region is beautiful high desert at 5000 ft altitude with mountains all around. There is some good hiking , hunting, off roading and scenic drives. Like someone said , Alpine is 20 minutes away and not as hipster as Marfa but slowly trending that way. Ft Davis is 20 minutes away as well, those 3 towns form a triangle . Ft Davis is a more traditional tourist town but has the McDonald Observatory nearby that you can visit during their monthly Star Parties. Marathon is another town about 30-40 minutes from alpine that has the famous Gage Hotel. Then about 2 hours away from any of those Towns is Big Bend National Park. We love going down there even though it's a 9 hour drive for us.
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 10:11 pm
Posted on 12/28/25 at 11:33 pm to GentleJackJones
Marfa Lights
Posted on 12/29/25 at 9:32 am to GentleJackJones
Do you dress like Stephen Wilson, Jr.?
Yes - Book the trip.
No - Keep it moving.
Yes - Book the trip.
No - Keep it moving.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:39 am to KCRoyalBlue
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Marfa Lights
Marfa Dite
Posted on 12/29/25 at 4:31 pm to KCRoyalBlue
I went to the pavilion between marfa and alpine to watch for the lights. There was a fairly large crowd there. We saw nothing.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 5:48 pm to texas tortilla
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I went to the pavilion between marfa and alpine to watch for the lights. There was a fairly large crowd there. We saw nothing.
I saw the lights many years ago before there was a pavilion, when you just parked on the side of the road and sat on the hood of your car or tailgate of your truck. I've been a couple of times since they built that crappy pavilion and never seen anything.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 9:43 pm to Zappas Stache
also 1.5 hrs to chinati hot springs which is one of the coolest places on earth. I don’t think marfa itself is worthy of a road trip but combined with all the other places you mentioned it’s a really wonderful area to visit
Posted on 12/30/25 at 11:04 am to GentleJackJones
Hipsters/Geeks.
The area itself is kinda cool. Several other towns worth seeing.
The area itself is kinda cool. Several other towns worth seeing.
This post was edited on 12/30/25 at 11:08 am
Posted on 12/30/25 at 4:22 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Spent a week there in 1987.
Loved it. It's changed so much since then, from what I've heard, no desire to return.
Loved it. It's changed so much since then, from what I've heard, no desire to return.
Posted on 12/30/25 at 9:43 pm to GentleJackJones
frick Marfa.
Posted on 1/3/26 at 10:56 am to drjett
Marfa is the best kept secret in TX. Great town
Posted on 1/3/26 at 11:27 am to Paul Allen
Paul I just Google mapped this place and how the hell do you get there? Looks like it’s half a days drive from any decent size airport?
Posted on 1/3/26 at 12:14 pm to yellowfin
Like everything ... take it for what it is. A quiet, fun little spot when driving cross country. I would much rather stay there than El Paso or some other dinky spot. Is it "hip" ... ? okay, so young artists flock there? is that so bad.
There are some good restaurants and notably, the Donald Judd foundation. And the burrito/coffee game is strong. And some decent music on the weekends as well.
It's a relaxing weekend for sure and worth the stop if you are traversing that part of Texas.
There are some good restaurants and notably, the Donald Judd foundation. And the burrito/coffee game is strong. And some decent music on the weekends as well.
It's a relaxing weekend for sure and worth the stop if you are traversing that part of Texas.
Posted on 1/3/26 at 2:03 pm to JW
It was the scene for one of the John Sanford "Prey" novels.
Posted on 1/3/26 at 6:04 pm to yellowfin
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Looks like it’s half a days drive from any decent size airport?
3 hrs from El Paso or Midland . El Paso is worth checking out too.
Posted on 1/4/26 at 8:45 am to GentleJackJones
I thought Marfa was pretty cool. I didn’t see any influencers lying in the middle of the road taking glamour shots. There were good bars and restaurants and it had a cool edge of the world vibe to it.
But give me Terelingua.thats a real desert town.
But give me Terelingua.thats a real desert town.
This post was edited on 1/4/26 at 8:46 am
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