The skyline rises out of nothing. Drive across the flat West Texas plains and Midland appears the way nothing else out here does — a cluster of high-rises standing straight up off the caprock, visible for miles before you reach the city limits. They call it the Tall City, and the towers are monuments to what lies beneath: the Permian Basin, the richest oil field in North America. Founded in 1881 as a railroad midpoint and built into the corporate heart of the oil boom, Midland is a city that runs on what is buried under it — and this page tells its story.
Today Midland is the corporate capital of the Permian Basin — a high-plains city of oil and gas, energy professionals, and a downtown skyline that still surprises first-time visitors. The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum tells the story of the boom that built it, and the Museum of the Southwest anchors the city's arts and history. Our Midland designs gather that identity into wearable form — the Tall City, the longhorn-and-star, the oilfield grit, the big West Texas sky. Midland, Texas — where the skyline rises straight out of the plains and the whole town runs on what is buried beneath it.
Why People Visit Midland Texas
- Tour the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, with interactive galleries on the geology and engineering of the oil boom and a replica 1930s Boom Town.
- Visit the Museum of the Southwest, combining art, science, and a children's museum on a historic estate.
- Walk the downtown Tall City core to see the high-rise skyline that rises straight off the plains.
- See the Bush Family Home, a Texas Historical Commission state historic site in a 1940s neighborhood.
- Catch a performance at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, the region's marquee venue.
