In keeping with the quirky nature of this small desert town, El Cosmico is a fun collection of vintage trailers, safari tents, Sioux-style tepees, and yurts. A large family will have to divide up between the accommodation of choice. Most of the selections contain comfy queen beds, electricity, lounge chairs, and even kitchenettes. Most of them share an exceptionally clean outdoor bathhouse. It’s a fun place to stay, with a real community feeling as guests also share a hammock grove, an outdoor kitchen and dining area, a community lounge, and a reading room. There is free Wi-Fi for guests as well.

El Cosmico is located on the southern edge of downtown Marfa. You’re only a few minutes’ walk from restaurants and grocery stores. Most of the town’s art galleries and public art installations are also within walking distance. When you need a break from the art, there’s a lot of desert to explore by car, on foot, or even via glider with a local tour guide. Twenty miles north of town is one of the last examples of an old west Army fort, the well-preserved Fort Davis National Historic Site. While you’re there, stop in at the nearby Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center and Botanical Gardens before heading back to Marfa for dinner in your tepee. Your family will be talking about the unusual group of tents, trailers, and tepees of El Cosmico for a long time after your vacation to West Texas is over.