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Marfa is a city in West Texas, situated between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park. It is the county seat of Presidio County, and has about 2,000 in population. Marfa is in the high desert country, at 4,685 feet in elevation.
Marfa is a center of ranching in West Texas, but also is a center for arts. The movie "Giant" starring Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean was filmed here. 2008 Oscar winner for Best Picture, "No Country for Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" were filmed here as well. Marfa is the home of many art galleries and the famous Chinati Foundation, a fantastic collection of art. Be sure to also check out the Paisano Hotel in Marfa, with suites named after the 3 major stars from Giant. Marfa is also famous for the Marfa Lights, myterious lights that float, glide and move across the horizon southwest of the city on clear nights.
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Dec 28, 2007 - Jan 01, 2008
Austin, Texas, USA -› Fort Davis, Texas, USA -› ...
Our first stop today was the Prada Marfa exhibit. This is actually not in Marfa -- or in any town for that matter. It is a couple of miles due west of Valentine, Texas, which is about 20 miles west of Marfa! It is just a lonely box front on the highway. It's not a store, just an art exhibit. It is fully sealed -- houses Prada purses and women's shoes (only of shoe from the pair -- people were purportedly stealing them when they were shown in pairs!). A...
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Jun 07, 2006 - Sep 07, 2006
We traveled for a full day to reach Marfa, which is a small town in the middle of west Texas. It was made famous as the backdrop of the James Dean film "Giant" and it is easy to see why. It still has a oil town kind of feel, but in recent years has gotten a boost with a local foundation that supports arts. Now many of the store fronts house galleries. There was a great bookshop and a local coffee roaster that had the best breakfast tacos so far. The main landmark is the old Paisano hotel, whi...
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Mar 12, 2008 - Jul 17, 2008
Texas, USA -› Marfa, Texas, USA -› ...
Hey everybody! today we are in Marfa, Texas. I had a lot of fun exploring the small town. I got to get the next book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians seires- The Sea of Monsters. I have already finished it. We also got to eat at this pizza place called Pizza Foundation. At night in Marfa you can look out at the desert and see the famous Marfa Lights-mysterious lights the might come from aleins. I got to go on top of the courthouse, and when we looked out, there ...
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Oct 05, 2007 - Oct 06, 2007
We left Dallas and flew an hour to Midland airport, rented a car and drove 165 miles through West Texas' scrub brush, oil wells, a few head of cattle and vast miles of nothingness; to finally arrive at the last hotel with a vacant room, booked months ago in Alpine. Things are a little different in this part of the world. For instance all the guest names written in heavy black ink on large envelopes, were taped to the front door! The guest was expected to pull the envelope and check in. All th...
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