Don't really know where to begin with Fort Davis...everyone thinks Texas is flat and not that interesting, but this area is just beautiful with hills..mountains, prairie and grazing grasslands and a really neat western fort that is one of the most well preserved western forts that the government had during the Indian wars. 
Its history included a primary role in the control of the Commanche and Apache indians of the area. The fort itself was abandoned in 1891 and not until 1961 was it authorized as national historic site and part of the National Park Service. We spent most of the day wandering the Fort and its buildings that have been and are being restored. I had expected the standard stockade like fort that we saw in the old western movies that were made but this place was built into the entrance of a box canyon. I was surprised to note that there were not any apparent defensive concerns although most of the activity of the day was construction of telegraph lines and roads and general improvement of the area rather than indian battles.
Below are the enlisted mens barracks...long one story buildings while the second picture is of officers row a series of small masonry officers housing.
There was lots of what looked like archeological work with excavations and the begininngs of the restoring of old foundations.
Below is one of the officers quarters which was made of adobe material then plastered over after the adobe brick had been laid.
Couldn't resist - a closeup of the adobe brick and mortar
A view of the hospital building from the ridge above
One of the officers quarters buildings that hasn't had much done to it yet.
MACDONALD OBSERVATORY
Another nearby attraction is MacDonald Observatory that has the largest telescope mirror in the world. This facility is part of the University of Texas and is open to the public. There are a number of programs available. Unfortunately, we missed the program the day we visited. One of the interesting things we did see was huge sun dial.
Just us in beautiful Flat Texas
