Oh, Marfa. We just had to go.
Marfa is a TINY little West Texas Town between Fort Davis, Alpine, and Big Bend. It has received a LOT of hype. We were curious if it would live up to it?
Here's what we found: It really is tiny. If you blink a few times, you might even miss it. There's not much there - but there are a few really good restaurants and cute shops - IF they happen to be open when you're around. Seriously, that is our biggest gripe about West Texas (which we half way expected, so really we had a pretty decent attitude about it, but still...)
Our first stop was actually beyond Marfa. About 20 minutes from Marfa (or 30 from Fort Davis) is the even tinier town of Valentine, Texas. Just outside of Valentine, is the infamous PRADA Art Installation, very often associated with Marfa. Of course, we had to go. Our kids fell asleep in the car. Of course, Jacob had to take a few cool pictures of me while we were there. Of course ;) It really was strange, this replica of a Prada store out in the middle of NOWHERE. Strangely cool.
We went back to Marfa, and walked around. We found THE CUTEST little pink fire station, and the prettiest country courthouse we had ever seen! Seriously, those colors! We had some fun walking around - but really, there wasn't much at all to see. We found a cute little coffee shop attached to a laundromat - Frama at Tumbleweed Laundry - and they happened to have REALLY good ice cream cones, so we all got cones - of course!
We attempted lunch at Food Shark (CLOSED!) and dinner at Pizza Foundation (CLOSED!) - and then attempted a few other places for dinner before we literally had to give up because we were all starving...and go to...Dairy Queen (we are not fans to begin with...) So, what everyone told us was TRUE. Even if they have posted business hours - you can't always trust them! Definitely have some back up plans and bring some food along because you just can't really count on a lot in Marfa. (Of course!?!)
During the afternoon, we checked into our teepee (yes, teepee!) at El Cosmico. So after our *kind of gross* dinner at Dairy Queen we headed back and had some gourmet s'mores. SO GOOD!
The following morning, we hit the jackpot when we were able to eat the best breakfast tacos at Marfa Burrito. The sweet owner, Ramona, was a total gem. The food was good - it was a hole in the wall, but in the best way. We filled our tummies and then packed up for some real camping in Big Bend National Park.
All in all...Marfa - you are overrated. Yes, you're cool. Yes, you're a little *snobby*. You are definitely not very kid or family friendly. (Excuse us and our FOUR kids!) You have potential, and there are some *cool* things about you - but really - we'll keep looking for our sweet spot. While we can't whole-heartedly endorse Marfa - it is worth a stop. But El Cosmico is the one who really WINS!!!
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