Guidebook for Marfa
Arts & Culture
Chinati Foundation
1 Cavalry RowGreat Art!
Judd Foundation Marfa
104 S Highland AveGreat Art!
Ballroom Marfa
108 E San Antonio StGreat Art!
Lannan Foundation
102 E El Paso StBook readings & fellowships for writers...
Crowley Theater
98 S Austin StWorld class events, plays, concerts, movies, symposiums, etc...
Everything Else
KRTS
106 E San Antonio StKRTS has moved to Hwy 90 beside Ballroom Marfa...
Tumbleweed Laundry
120 N Austin StLaundry Mat, Coffee/Tea, fresh juices, Wifi & ice cream...
Sightseeing
Spectacular nature at it's best and most remote... Dark Sky's abound!
40 locals recommend
Big Bend Ranch State Park
21800 Farm to Market Road 170Spectacular nature at it's best and most remote... Dark Sky's abound!
Great way to see & learn about the Chihuahuan Desert region...
19 locals recommend
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
43869 TX-118Great way to see & learn about the Chihuahuan Desert region...
McDonald Observatory Visitors Center
3640 Dark Sky DrJust Buy tickets to a Star-Party!
Fort Davis National Historic Site
1504 State StHistory & Nature Hikes...
Located in the Nature Conservancies Davis Mountains Preserve, Madera Canyon is a good place to have a hike & picnic... Entrance to the hike is at one end of the park...Open from sun-up to sun-down...
Madera Canyon Roadside Park
Madera Canyon Roadside ParkLocated in the Nature Conservancies Davis Mountains Preserve, Madera Canyon is a good place to have a hike & picnic... Entrance to the hike is at one end of the park...Open from sun-up to sun-down...
In the top 10 drives in America... This is a great drive from Marfa to the River road on the Mexican border... You'll want a high clearance vehicle at a minimum...
Pinto Canyon Road
Pinto Canyon RoadIn the top 10 drives in America... This is a great drive from Marfa to the River road on the Mexican border... You'll want a high clearance vehicle at a minimum...
Balmorhea State Park
9207 TX-17Texas largest natural spring... Wonderful summer relief!
Museum of the Big Bend
400 N Harrison StLocal history & geology...
Great hike onto a local ranch at the N end of Austin St... Sign at the gate will explain...
Dixon Water Foundation
1001 N Austin StGreat hike onto a local ranch at the N end of Austin St... Sign at the gate will explain...
Marfa Lights Viewing Area
US 90Mysterious & unexplained lights (Tequila not required!)
A good place to see border flavor, have tacos and a cold beer & ride a donkey... Bring your passport!
Boquillas Border Crossing
A good place to see border flavor, have tacos and a cold beer & ride a donkey... Bring your passport!
Official welcome center for the Big Bend Ranch State Park, where you can buy park passes & tour an authentic fort... Worth the stop...
7 locals recommend
Fort Leaton State Historic Site
Farm to Market Road 170Official welcome center for the Big Bend Ranch State Park, where you can buy park passes & tour an authentic fort... Worth the stop...
Great place to stop for a cold drink, coffee, food and music at night... Music by locals on the porch of the store/Starlight Theater... If you want lunch get there before 3pm latest...
13 locals recommend
Terlingua Ghost Town
Terlingua Ghost TownGreat place to stop for a cold drink, coffee, food and music at night... Music by locals on the porch of the store/Starlight Theater... If you want lunch get there before 3pm latest...
Prada Marfa
14880 US-90Art in the middle of nowhere...
Food Scene
Buns N' Roses - Flowers, Gifts, and Bakery
1613 W San Antonio StBreakfast & Lunch, Flowers & more...
Frama
120 N Austin StCoffee/Tea, fresh juices, ice cream, Wifi & laundry mat...
Outdoor bar & restaurant (serve the best nachos & hotdogs anywhere... It's all the food they serve aside from peanuts)... Occasional music & cold beer! Ping-Pong & ring toss to play...
26 locals recommend
Planet Marfa
200 S Abbot StOutdoor bar & restaurant (serve the best nachos & hotdogs anywhere... It's all the food they serve aside from peanuts)... Occasional music & cold beer! Ping-Pong & ring toss to play...
FOOD SHARK
909 W San Antonio StMarfa's original food truck... The Shark is famous!
This is where the Casita is located & our sister business... Reservations are highly suggested...
44 locals recommend
Restaurant Cochineal
107 W San Antonio StThis is where the Casita is located & our sister business... Reservations are highly suggested...
Essentials
The Get Go
208 S Dean StOur "Whole Foods" only tiny...
Great place to pickup sandwiches, chicken salad, groceries & other items for picnics or lunch... They carry organic & natural items...
10 locals recommend
Stone Village Market
509 State StGreat place to pickup sandwiches, chicken salad, groceries & other items for picnics or lunch... They carry organic & natural items...
Shopping
Marfa Book Company
300 S Highland AveA true book store & art gallery...
Drinks & Nightlife
Lost Horse Saloon
306 E San Antonio StDrinks & live music on occasion...