Travel Archives

May 12, 2022

The Marathon Motel & RV Park Has Out-of-This-World Views

The small motel has a sliding-roof observatory where people can enjoy some of the darkest skies on the planet.

April 6, 2022

The anonymous artist calls the piece “a light-hearted jab . . . at America’s propensity for ever-expanding excess.”

October 19, 2017

For an affordable stay in a new city, with built-in friends.

June 30, 1998

Houston’s J.P. Bryan is remaking a West Texas town into what could be the next Taos—and for some locals, that’s a mixed blessing.

February 1, 1994

Now is the time to check out newly stylish hotels and restaurants in West Texas. Tourists aren’t far behind.