Terlingua, TX Ghostown

March 22, 2017
Terlingua, TX
Terlingua Ghost Town

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http://www.ghosttowntexas.com/index.html

Conveniently located in scenic downtown Terlingua, Texas -- just a few exits past the end of the world -- Ghost Town Texas is a special place.

This spectacularly primitive Texas landscape and the ruins of the Chisos Mining Company are the setting for exploration, relaxation, and good times.

Stop by, sip a cool drink, enjoy the shade of our front porch, and hang out. You'll go home with some stories to tell.

This is not some abandoned movie set or a fabricated tourist trap. This was a real mining town that went bust and the miners walked away, leaving their homes behind.

Today you'll find a ghost town made up of decaying buildings, mine shafts, tall tales, ruins, crotchety old-timers, a three-legged dog, too much cactus, and semi-friendly rattlesnakes. It's been slightly revitalized with rustic Texas lodgings (graciously updated), world famous chili fixin's, an internationally acclaimed restaurant (we're Mexico adjacent), and -- perhaps most importantly -- a fully operational saloon/bar.

Once a thriving cinnabar mining operation, when the market for mercury crashed everyone limped away except for the local critters. You're welcome to explore the ruins -- the fossils are free -- and stop by the original Chisos Mine company store (now The Terlingua Trading Company) and visit the old-timey Starlight Theatre.

There is an authentic boot hill cemetery with real dead people, both long term and recently departed. A stroll through this picturesque graveyard makes the history of the area come alive -- if not the ghosts.

Some of the ruins of the Chisos Mining Company

The Starlight Theatre