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Over the years, the West Texas town of Midland has been called many names. Petroleum MuseumOilaka black gold and Texas Teaput Midland on the map when it was first discovered in the Permian Basin in the 1920s. If youre lucky, youll even meet Susie herself, who was inducted into the Texas Womens Hall of Fame in 2016. Youll forget youre in arid West Texas as you meander around the edge of the playa lake and encounter birds, turtles, and butterflies. Midland Beer GardenThis greenhouse-turned-beer-garden is your next stop if youre looking for a meal thats out of the ordinary.