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they're going to say 'What the hell was that about?' as soon as they get in their car. (It's
also a bit of a commitment, taking up the better part of a day: the tour is broken into two
parts and goes from 10am to noon and 2pm to 4pm).
Not sure if you're in their demographic? It's worth a gander at the website to be certain
you're a fan.
Marfa Mystery Lights
Ghost lights, mystery lights…call them what you want, but the Marfa Lights that flicker
beneath the Chinati Mountains have captured the imagination of many a traveler over the
decades. On many nights, the mystery seems to be whether you're actually just seeing car
headlights in the distance.
However, there are convincing enough accounts of mysterious lights that appear and
disappear on the horizon - accounts that go all the way back to before there was such a
thing as cars. In fact, the cowboy who first reported seeing them in 1883 thought they
were Apache signal fires.
Try your luck at the
Marfa Lights Viewing Area
about 9 miles east of Marfa on Hwy 90/67.
Look to the south and find the red blinking light. That's where you will (or won't) see the
lights doing their ghostly thing. This phenomenon is best enjoyed if you can channel your
inner pre-teen (all the better if you actually are a pre-teen) and simply choose to believe
something really exciting has just happened.
LOOKOUT
Marfa & Presidio County Museum
( 432-729-4140; 110 W San Antonio St; donations accepted; 2-5pm Tue-Sat)
Wandering around this
homegrown museum is kind of like exploring your grandmother's attic: lots of old stuff to
look at that gives you a glimpse into the past but isn't necessarily organized in any strik-
ingly prescriptive way. The one area where the museum beats out grandma is with its ex-
cellent collection of black-and-white photography documenting west Texas in the early
19th century.
MUSEUM
