what to see in marfa
Prada Marfa, Photo Courtesy Of James Evans, August 2007
- Marfa Local Attractions
- Marfa Mystery Lights
- viewing site on highway 90
9 miles east of town Glowing balls floating above the ground near Mitchell Flat, east of Marfa, these unexplained ghost lights are surrounded by folklore. "Everyone has a theory. We take friends there and let them decide," Phelan says. Some possibilities: the spirit of an Apache chief, the specter of James Dean's car, swamp gas or headlights along Highway 67.
- Prada Marfa
- About one mile past the sign for Valentine, TX Don't bring your Amex—this is an installation erected in 2005 by Berlin-based artists Elmgreen & Dragset. Meant to become a relic as it ages, it's "the Parthenon of consumer culture," Phelan jokes. It's truly arresting to come across it as you drive past arid ranch land along Highway 90.
