This is the big bend west texas chapter from lonely planet's texas guide book. Welcome to the land of wide open spaces. Dip below the interstate and you'll find vistas as captivating as they are endless rugged western movie terrain and alien landscapes, with huge rock formations jutting suddenly out of the desert. Get up early to hike a leafy trail to a big view in the chisos mountains, big bend national park maps step into the chinati foundation museum, a historic artillery shed in marfa, for a scenic col lision of art, architecture and the west texas plains transport watch the setting sun change the sky's color in every direction from the summit of skyline drive om davis mountains state park restaurants accommodation coverage includes big bend national park around, terlingua study butte, big bend ranch state park around, central west texas, fort davis davis mountains, marfa, alpine, marathon, el paso, guadalupe mountains national park.