My Favorite Place

Clearly, Alpine has a new favorite place, the Museum of the Big Bend. An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 people turned out recently for the opening of the new permanent exhibit--and this in a town of 6,000 residents!

After many years of work, the museum moved to its original location on campus of Sul Ross State University, near the current student center. The new exhibit covers the history and natural history, and the culture of the Big Bend region, from Van Horn on the western and northern boundaries of the region; to Marathon on the east; and Big Bend National Park and Mexico to the south.

Archaeology, geology, geography, religion, ranching, military history, the stagecoach and railroad, and movies in the region are some of the topics covered. As you enter the museum, visitors need to look UP to see the museum's mascot, MOBBY, a flying reptile!