West Texas Road Trip

An ordered list of all the cool Atlas Obscura places I visited during a September 2016 road trip

9 Places

Uncommon Objects

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

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Fredericksburg, Texas

National Museum of the Pacific War

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

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Marfa Lights

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

Balmorhea, Texas

Balmorhea State Park Pool

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

Valentine, Texas

Prada Marfa

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

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Chinati Foundation

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

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Terlingua, Texas

Terlingua Ghost Town

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

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Terlingua, Texas

Lajitas Ghost Town

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

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Contrabando

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

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