Texas loves miniature stores, and the Swedish home goods giant, IKEA, is opening its first small-scale store in Texas.

Nearby, you'll find historic Fort Davis and the McDonald Observatory. As close as Alpine is to El Paso, it's even closer to its friendly list buddy. Marfa is just 29 miles away.

Although people typically visit the Texas Triangle (Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio) for culture and cuisine, West Texas has the coolest town in the state, nicknamed the "Best Little Art ...

Ed Grothus in front of the Black Hole. Courtesy photo Some of the items collected and sold by Ed Grothus from the Black Hole.

Prada Marfa, the permanent art project that sticks out on a barren stretch of highway 1 mile west of Valentine, Texas, is marking 15 years.

Ballroom Marfa, the West Texas-based arts organization behind Prada Marfa, just dropped a must-read book honoring its story so far.

Blackwell School, the sole public education institution for Marfa’s Mexican Americans students from 1909 to 1965, is the newest site in the US National Park system.

In this week's Weird West Texas series, we explore the origins of the Prada Marfa, a tiny art installation modeled after a Prada boutique.

Discover Prada Marfa This Summer — Where Art And Fashion Meet In The Texas Desert By Grace Banks, Contributor.

Marfa probably isn't the first city you think of when Texas comes to mind. But the small desert town of roughly 2,000 residents has amassed a cult fascination in recent years – thanks, in part ...