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Visit us at the Wrong store, 110 N. Highland Avenue.

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First and foremost: do not speed anywhere near the Big Bend area/Marfa. It can be Highway Patrol central out here.
A drive in ANY direction is absolutely gorgeous and epic.

Also remember drive times out here: To the Big Bend it's a good 2 hour drive. The Gage/Marathon to Marfa is 1 hour.

Mondays and Tuesdays are NOT, (we repeat, NOT) the best days to visit. Most of the town is shut down and COVID has made it even more like a ghost town on those days.
On that note, Marfa is subtle. Generally, everything is closed every day of the week. You must give in, relax and let things come to you because there's a whole lot of stuff just bubbling under the surface.

Bring hats, plenty of sunscreen and a jacket because we are nearly a mile high. And lotion galore!

Our very own homegrown public radio is Marfa Public Radio at 93.5. Tune in!

We love 98.9. Music all the time and fun.

Pick up a Big Bend Sentinel.

Need a ride or want to find out what is going on in town: Marfalist.org is the go to site.

Plan to climb to the top of the courthouse and see the edge of town in all directions. It's a real treat.

Food and booze:

PLEASE DO NOT RELY ON THIS LIST FOR DAYS AND HOURS OF OPERATION FOR ANYTHING BELOW. SINCE COVID, THINGS HAVE SHIFTED DRASTICALLY. PLEASE REACH OUT TO EACH BUSINESS BEFORE HITTING TOWN.

We have the sweet Get Go Grocery and it's wonderful. We are happy to report that Lowe's Grocery is rockin' it too. Thank you!

Bordo! Bordo! Bordo! Texie and Michael are favorites and their new Italian deli is just what Marfa has needed. Their sandwiches are the best! Great for catering gigs too. Open Friday to Monday for lunch.

Margaret's sits right across the street from Wrong and that's way too close for something this good! A dinner diner.

Cochineal is great and we love Alex and James. Right now open Thursday, Friday and Saturdays with a prix fixe menu. Local tip: sit at the bar and order a la carte.

Food Shark has closed and we are bummed!

For a burrito bigger than yo' face: go to the Burrito Lady. She's south of the blinking light 3-4 blocks and the sweetest person on the planet.

Convenience West. Marfa finally has a b-b-q joint, and oh boy, it's great. Friday, Saturday. 1411 W. San Antonio. West side, y'all. They typically go live with their menu on Wednesdays and it's pre-order or order at the window until all gone.

The Water Stop. Open daily 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Rotisserie chicken and biscuits. Consistently open and consistently good.

Aster is a lovely. It's near the courthouse and we love their baked treats. Wednesday - Sunday for breakfast, brunch and lunch.

Jett's Grill: eat the chicken-fried steak or burger. The margaritas are rockin'! Sit in the courtyard. Now selling breakfast burritos. Jett's is now serving dinner until 10 during the week and 11 on weekends.

For morning coffee or an ice cream or a load of laundry, check out FRAMA next to Tumbleweed Laundry.

Go to Bitter Sugar for a wonderful kolache.

Para Llevar for a grilled cheese or blt. Open consistently and daily.

Bet you've always wanted a subterranean teepee, a cool dance floor under the stars and great nachos all in one place. Head to Planet Marfa. Loved by all.

Cactus Liquors has an amazing selection of tequilas, sotols and mezcals. It's on south Highland -- kinda easy to miss but look for the hot pink taped windows. THE BEST LIQUOR STORE ON THE PLANET.

Saturday mornings (no winter): Marfa Saturday Market, 9:30 a.m. Located behind the Marfa Visitor's Center.

Larry's in Marfa is good smashed burgers in this guy's backyard. Check on IG for dates and times. Coming to a brick and mortar soon.

Bee's Hive on San Antonio for a good ol' breakfast and more.

Angel's Mexican by the Dollar General. Tiny, cute and good local crowd. LE!

Museums/galleries/artists:

Wrong at 110 N. Highland Ave.

Most definitely a tour at Chinati Foundation (they are the reason!) -- 432.729.4362 to make reservations. The tour is 10-noon and 2 - 4, Wed-Sun. Different stuff so the full tour is recommended.

Judd Foundation: you gotta do the Block tour. Every day at 11 and 4:30. Yes. EVERY DAY IN MARFA.

Ballroom Marfa: 432.729.3600.

Arber and Sons: on the railroad tracks facing the new hotel events building. He's a master printer and she's an artist. Their space is great.

Camp Bosworth: for a studio tour, please contact us.

Laszlo Thorsen-Nagel at 124 E El Paso St. We are big fans of Laszlo's work and of Laszlo.

2D Gallery: lovely gallery space and sweet Dennis.

We love Cody Barber.

Rule Gallery has a great selection of artists and we love these gallerists. They have a great eye.

Glitch gallery on El Paso and Art Blocks on San Antonio filling our digital art needs.

Veldt is specializes in photos and ceramic jewelry. It's located on Highland.

Marfa and Presidio County Museum

Shopping:

Visit us at the Wrong store, 110 N. Highland.

Garza Marfa is wonderful. Now on Highland Ave at Texas Street. Friends and neighbors!

Communitie has hats and hats and rocks and rocks and great sweaters. Love, love Kate!

We love the leather goods at Skóra -- it's a special little shop. And check out her cool vintage GIANT movie poster.

Pronghorn -- our neighbor with a great eye. Also, carrying Carla Fernandez now.

Ocotillo Botanicals is right across from Wrong. Alex and Lizzy provide apothecary and flowers. Lizzy's flower arrangements are amazing.

Marfa Art Supply! Marfa Art Supply! Now located at the Dairy KING behind the Dairy Queen.

Hit Moonlight Gemstones Rock Shop -- west side of town on the main highway. It's the best rock shop ever!

Hit Cobra Rock across from the Get Go. Their Highland Boot just gets better and better with time. We can prove it.

On Texas across from Jett's is Mira Marfa and Stop and Read Books. Good facials and good products.

Pick up a bar of Marfa Brand soap in numerous locations in town. Campfire is Camp's fave. Ranch Road is Buck's. Her store is located across from the Get Go. Drop in and meet Ginger.

Raba Marfa is a fun little vintage shop. Located next to the Lost Horse on east San Antonio.

Love, Marfa just south of the four way. Cute, tiny and hilarious postcards.

Texas Rose on El Paso Street. Good finds!

The Marfa Thrift Store can have some great finds. It's in the MAC building north of the tracks on Mesa.

The Hotel Paisano has everything.

More:

Get sick in Marfa? Bee sting? Go to Marfa Country Clinic.

Open an account at the best bank ever. Our bank President Chip Love is the best bank President EVER.

Take Oak St. (next to post office) to the Marfa dump/east. Some of the best views in Marfa.

Most importantly: Wave in Marfa. We wave to one another because it's a friendly place. So, wave back!