Guidebook for Midland
Food Scene
Great Tex-Mex homemade food at fast food speed and reasonable prices. (Tuesdays ask for the Taco special). Wonderful free salsa bar. Homemade Tortillas. Cheese enchiladas great. Fajitas are a winner win most everyone.
6:30am-11pm, Fri & Sat until midnight.
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Rosa's Café & Tortilla Factory
2501 N Big Spring StGreat Tex-Mex homemade food at fast food speed and reasonable prices. (Tuesdays ask for the Taco special). Wonderful free salsa bar. Homemade Tortillas. Cheese enchiladas great. Fajitas are a winner win most everyone.
6:30am-11pm, Fri & Sat until midnight.
Secret out of the way Burrito place that is a favorite for breakfast. Opens at 5:30am closes at 7pm. Burrito's are huge, delicious and can easily be shared with another person.
Oscar's Super Burrito
4306 Neely AveSecret out of the way Burrito place that is a favorite for breakfast. Opens at 5:30am closes at 7pm. Burrito's are huge, delicious and can easily be shared with another person.
Combination Nacho Plate and Chili Rellenos Plate especially good. Huge servings - share or take home what is left. Ask to sit in covered A/C & heated patio on left. Very pleasant place to visit with friends.
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La Bodega Mexican Restaurant
2700 N Big Spring StCombination Nacho Plate and Chili Rellenos Plate especially good. Huge servings - share or take home what is left. Ask to sit in covered A/C & heated patio on left. Very pleasant place to visit with friends.
Secret tropical place (at the back of the humid nursery) to enjoy a lunch 11-2 M-Sat, and most Thursday nights. Cafe phone is (432) 687-1478.
Alldredge Gardens
3300 N Fairgrounds RdSecret tropical place (at the back of the humid nursery) to enjoy a lunch 11-2 M-Sat, and most Thursday nights. Cafe phone is (432) 687-1478.
Coffee, Tea, Juice Bars & Smoothies, Breakfast & Brunch.
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Higher Grounds Coffee Shop
403 Andrews HwyCoffee, Tea, Juice Bars & Smoothies, Breakfast & Brunch.
Parks & Nature
Walking trail is around a playa lake (sometimes dries up), with lots of shade, birds, and other wildlife. Great place to "get away from it all" and relax. Trail takes about an hour to walk completely around playa.
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The I-20 Wildlife Preserve & Jenna Welch Nature Study Center
2201 S Midland DrWalking trail is around a playa lake (sometimes dries up), with lots of shade, birds, and other wildlife. Great place to "get away from it all" and relax. Trail takes about an hour to walk completely around playa.
Sightseeing
The Bush presidential family lived in three houses in the Midland and Odessa area for a decade or so exploring for oil. This house has been refurbished to the time when the Bushes were living in the house. If you don't want to spend an hour with the tour, at least drive by and take some pictures.
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George Bush Childhood Home Museum
1412 W Ohio AveThe Bush presidential family lived in three houses in the Midland and Odessa area for a decade or so exploring for oil. This house has been refurbished to the time when the Bushes were living in the house. If you don't want to spend an hour with the tour, at least drive by and take some pictures.
Largest Oil and Gas Museum. Drive around the back of the museum to see the largest display of oil field equipment in the world. Take pictures. Then park in front and go inside. Make sure you see the short 10 minute movie at the start. Then as you make your way through the exhibits, do plan to go up the ramp to the future high tech oil & gas exploration mock up, with the TV monitors mounted up high. This may be the way we explore for oil in the future! In the back see the Chaparral Racing Cars. All but one of the cars are original. Do put on one of the racing jackets, and sit in the in the racing car that does not have security alarms on it. Take a selfie or have a friend take a pic
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Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
1500 I-20Largest Oil and Gas Museum. Drive around the back of the museum to see the largest display of oil field equipment in the world. Take pictures. Then park in front and go inside. Make sure you see the short 10 minute movie at the start. Then as you make your way through the exhibits, do plan to go up the ramp to the future high tech oil & gas exploration mock up, with the TV monitors mounted up high. This may be the way we explore for oil in the future! In the back see the Chaparral Racing Cars. All but one of the cars are original. Do put on one of the racing jackets, and sit in the in the racing car that does not have security alarms on it. Take a selfie or have a friend take a pic
Go inside the office building and be amazed. The building is open during office hours. The atrium is huge with a fountain and water features, african display in the center, and even has an old horse and buggy with two monkeys being pulled by two zerbras. Ride any elevator to the top floor and walk around looking down at the lush growth.
Claydesta Center
6 Desta DrGo inside the office building and be amazed. The building is open during office hours. The atrium is huge with a fountain and water features, african display in the center, and even has an old horse and buggy with two monkeys being pulled by two zerbras. Ride any elevator to the top floor and walk around looking down at the lush growth.
See WWII aircraft and a museum dedicated to the largest bombardier training base during WWII. Has a wing showing George Bush during the war, and is a working museum with old airplanes landing and taking off regularly. If you schedule it, you can even ride in one of the old aircraft.
Free. Only open Saturdays from 10am until noonish, or until everyone leaves.
Midland Army Air Field Museum Hangar
9600 Wright DrSee WWII aircraft and a museum dedicated to the largest bombardier training base during WWII. Has a wing showing George Bush during the war, and is a working museum with old airplanes landing and taking off regularly. If you schedule it, you can even ride in one of the old aircraft.
Free. Only open Saturdays from 10am until noonish, or until everyone leaves.
Arts & Culture
See exhibits of West Texas ranching along with plenty of books from the library.
Haley Memorial Library & History
1805 W Indiana AveSee exhibits of West Texas ranching along with plenty of books from the library.
Shopping
Best place to shop for groceries with wonderful fruit and vegetables, great bakery, and a nice deli with mutiple choices, and a place to sit down and eat.
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H-E-B
3325 W Wadley AveBest place to shop for groceries with wonderful fruit and vegetables, great bakery, and a nice deli with mutiple choices, and a place to sit down and eat.
See the small factory making great candy. A great place to find touristy items.
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Susie's South Forty Confections
401 S Marienfeld StSee the small factory making great candy. A great place to find touristy items.
Entertainment & Activities
Nice new movie theatre. All day Tuesday for discounts.
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Cinergy Midland Featuring EPIC
1917 Liberty DrNice new movie theatre. All day Tuesday for discounts.