North America Travel Forum

We are traveling from Dallas tx. to Kingman, Az for two weeks in the summer. We have 3 kids 3 5 6 and want to know any points of interest for them,to stop. We will be in an rv so we can be flexible.
Thanks for any help

Which route were you planning on taking? The northern route along I-40, or the southern route along I-20 and I-10?

Bill

Either one if points of interest are interesting

I know nothing about the northern route (I-40), but along the southern route, you will pass near Fort Davis (Texas). Fort Davis is about 35 miles south of I-10, about 25 miles east of the place where I-10 and I-20 (out of Dallas) meet. Look at a map, and you'll see what I mean.

Fort Davis has the remains of an actual fort from the good old days, including one building as I recall that has been reconstructed. Near Fort Davis is the McDonald Observatory (always good for kids, I think, if they have tours), as well as Indian Lodge (which may interest you more than the kids) - it's a place to stay that was built in the 30s up in the park that is quite natural 'away from it all' (there weren't even televisions in the rooms when I was there...uh, maybe 25+ years ago).

Once you're in the neighborhood, Marfa and Alpine are only 20 or so miles away. Marfa is famous for the 'Marfa lights', unexplained and mysterious lights that appear on the horizon (they're assumed to be mirages of light coming from El Paso a couple of hundred miles away). Marfa is now also becoming a Hollywood destination as a number of recent movies that needed a Texas theme were filmed there ('No Country for Old Men' comes to mind).

As for Alpine, I don't know what tourist things there are there, but you can look at what the local chamber of commerce says at http://www.alpinetexas.com/

While you're in the area (I don't know how long you can dawdle), there Terlingua, the ghost town where there is a chili cookoff each year (I haven't been there since I was a Boy Scout - gee, maybe it's inhabited now), and Big Bend National Park (which is away to the south).

Bill