Day Trip to Odessa ☄️ (FULL EPISODE) S10 E10

This modern-day Boomtown isn't just a town for roughnecks and wildcatters -- it's for trippers too! Visit this West Texas town and you might just strike black gold!

For a breakfast that checks all the boxes on your foodie list, go to Dumplin’s Y Amigos. Just like the name suggests, whether you’re craving down home country cooking or a nice big plate of Mexican huevos — they make both deliciously. Oh…and did I mention they serve chips and salsa all day long??

This food truck-turned-restaurant has some of the funkiest foods you’ve ever tasted. Whether you order a heaping basket of “Buffalo Fries” or a “Homer Simpson” slider piled high with mac-n-cheese and bacon, your tastebuds are definitley going to be thanking you. Don’t skimp on dessert — they’ve got “Funfetti Fritters” which are cakeballs smothered in icing.

All around town, you’ll find tons of artsy jackrabbits (like Jack Ben Rabbit) commemorating Odessa’s long history of jackrabbit roping — seriously! It used to be a featured event at the Odessa Rodeo, but now these not-so-little guys are all that remain of that odd tradition.

If you’re a huge fan of Texas high school football, then catching a highschool football game between the Permian Panthers and Odessa Broncos is a must. The popular book and TV show, “Friday Night Lights” were based off of this very town.

Sixty-three thousand years ago, a giant crater crashed into the earth, leaving a huge hole in Odessa and plenty of intergalactic mystery. This crater has been slowly filled in with West Texas dirt and wind, but the interesting history behind it remains. It’s just waiting for you to uncover the truth at this museum.

Forget hopping the pond to see this intriuging European structure; UT Permian Basin has a replica Stonehenge that’s almost as big and just as cool to see!

Unfortunately, the Presidential Archives have closed since filming.

To trip or to trip…that is the question. Well, it should only be a question when you’re visiting this replica of Shakespear’s Globe in London. This theatre is the most authentic replica in the states — and is home to some pretty awesome productions.

FOLLOW MY ADVENTURES.

[StickyTSF]

As someone who lives in Odessa, this is such an odd video to come across, cause there’s so many things I can look at here and go “hey I can go drive there right now”

[zavalava]

Born and raised in Odessa. Thank you for showing love to this city. Great video!

[JesusCortez-kejq]

From someone who lives in Odessa I appreciate you showing love to midland and odessa

[avesintheworld]

i’m a highschool student at odessa college and it’s super cool to go to that school with the globe theatre being used for all kinds of stuff, like every award ceremony is at the globe theatre

[TimLewallen]

I was born and raised in Odessa, graduated from PHS in 87. I grew up attending First Baptist where my dad sang in the quartet with Larry Johnson. It's great getting to see this glimpse of home now that I live way out in East Texas.

[WilliamCooper-lf]

Wow! This brings back a ton of memories. I was able to quickly point out a bunch of places your camera captured, even though I haven't been there in forty five years. The crater was much deeper and more obvious as a child and it's hard to believe it's filled in so much. The way I hold my tortilla, is by making sure two fingers pinch the opposite end I'm eating on and I prop it up with my thumb, so it all stays in, but I can still move it around, while chowing down. Your Three Amigos technique of beans 🫘 shooting out one end, is a losing battle. What's really interesting about the presidential museum, was that it was for the longest time housed in the downtown library. So, it's cool to see that it has been placed in a facility all to its own. In Jr high, we got to go to the Globe Theatre 🎭. There was a symphony there and it was my first time to hear such a marvelous thing. The giant Jack Rabbit was born in 1962, which is too cool and I won't say why. We moved to Corpus Christi the summer I would have started high school at OHS. But, after seeing the beach and lots of water, I never wanted to go back and I became a beach bum, living in a bungalow in Port Aransas and Rockport. Rockport as you know got tore to pieces by hurricane Harvey.

If you keep heading West to El Paso, could you please find my stone dam 🦫 I built when I was 12, under the overpass near Pecos? I'm told it backed up enough water that it's now an oasis. When you find it, it's name is Willie's Dam. If it's still there, it's 49 years old and needs a state historical marker near it. 😅

[editharriaga]

Born and raised here native of Odessa. You guys did a great job with the video.

[gilbertjaramillo]

Great video. I love Odessa and lived there for over 17 years before being transferred by Texas Instruments to Sherman, TX back in 1998. My two kids grew up there and both are UTPB graduates. Miss it.

[nomaderic]

I love these last two videos. I saw a huge poll the other day asking what is the worst town someone has been to, and the number 1 answer was odessa/midland. I never believe in things like that as I travel around the country, and there are cool places, cool people, and fun things to do everywhere. You showed that today. Sure, Odessa isn't some big touristy place with beautiful scenery, but it's still a great texas city with great people, good food, and fun things to do. Adventure is everywhere in America and everywhere in Texas. From the top way up in Dalhart, all the way down to Brownsville. If you cant find fun things to do and see then you aren't looking.

[editharriaga]

Loved it never had seen this video. You guys did a great job with Odessa.

[retroruda]

Much respect from an Odessa native ✊🏽💯

[jilvertoalvarez-iwfk]

Love me some Dumplins & Amigos. Permian Brat here. Go Mojo!

[jaybaebii]

This randomly popped out on my suggested vids .. born and raised in odessa .. loved the content

[katm]

I randomly came across this now that I just moved away, warms my heart. It's funny when you recognize people on a video like this lol. Now as far as the presidential museum, I've never been (big regret) and now I think it may have been replaced by the art museum.

[jennifernielsen]

Thanks for the Odessa video! I kept watching hoping to see you go to Ratliff Stadium! Too bad the game wasn’t there instead. I was born and raised in Odessa and started going to football Permian football games as a toddler in 1975-different stadium then. It was my sophomore year at Permian when Buzz Bissinger hung around Odessa in preparation to write his book and graduated from Permian in 1991. I moved away for college, got married, my folks moved and I’ve lived in Michigan for almost 25 years now. Thanks for the memories!

[cipdog]

Just came across this channel ❤️❤️Thank you for doing my hometown, you guys did an awesome job. Odessa proud

[dennisalvarez]

I jut love this guy, he’s goofy, funny, and handsome !❤

[richarda]

Odessa College is where a stock pond and windmill used to be in the fifties and sixties. We used to go swimming there. I still remember the old rancher. Nothing was east of Grandview and twenty seventh Street.

[Rachel_Renea]

You made me very proud of where I live.. thank you for that. ❤

[ObelJoeTV]

Came to Odessa over 5 years ago telling myself I will only live here for one year max. Well I'm still here. Well it does not help that a lot of my family and old friends live here. Also we're close to the border so a weekend trip to Mexico is always nice.