Many people still consider Marfa a ghost town because, for the most part, it's desolate and uninhabited. There are a few businesses, a courthouse, and a small town square, but seldom will you see residents out and about or pass another car on the street. You might be asking yourself what led to the town's decline and why it's known as the creepiest abandoned town in Texas...and there's a pretty simple answer: the Marfa Lights.

This ghostly phenomenon draws a few brave souls to the town but drives most people far, far away. Nobody knows exactly what they are - UFOs seem to be the running rumor - but whatever they are, they're completely real and terrifying.

If you haven't made your way to Marfa, Texas, just yet, it's the kind of place you need to check out. Eerie and strange, beautifully abandoned yet in a way that has completely captured the heart of the nation, it's a Texas experience you simply won't get anywhere else. You haven't seen the great state of Texas until you've seen Marfa, folks. It represents a level of nuance that the state simply doesn't exhibit anywhere else, in its whole grand expanse.

Although Marfa is a hub for artists, anyone without a specific agenda usually steers clear of the town.

It's become much more popular due to social media and national news outlets running stories about its eerie, lonely brilliance.

There's a legend associated with it that sends even the bravest souls running for the hills...the legend of the Marfa Lights.

It adds a bit of darkness to this artistically-minded abandoned town in Texas.

See that red orb above and to the right of the binoculars?

You may have to squint, but it's there. We promise.

And here it is again. The huge glow at the top is obviously the moon, but the tiny red dot in the center of the photo is inexplicable.

Can you explain how these lights come out of nowhere? No one else can, either.

Marfa even built a viewing center for those brave enough to venture out at night and try to catch a glimpse of the anomalies.

Texas will own its oddities, you have to give the state that. Even the strangest parts of its abandoned places are on display.

As far as the rest of the town goes, it's as ghostly as can be apart from a few buildings, mostly art pieces like this Prada store replica in the middle of the desert.

Which, of course, you've seen. Everyone has seen. How iconic is this tiny Prada store in the middle of nowhere?!

As you drive down the streets, you'll come across overgrown, abandoned shells of once successful businesses...

...like this Palace Theatre that was once full of lively moviegoers but now only houses forgotten memories.

There are no words for this ghost town in Texas. Remarkable.

So does the town's abandonment have something to do with the lights? Were the residents scared off by...something?

We'll never know for sure. For now and for all the forseeable future, Marfa will remain one of the best-known ghost towns in Texas.

Have you ever experienced the Marfa lights? What about other ghost lights in Texas? It's a truly wonderful experience, something you can't create anywhere else. Whereas Marfa may not be the scariest place in the state, it is definitely a creepiest abandoned town in Texas. What do you say?

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