Fort Davis is one cool place. It’s nearly a mile high, making it the highest city in Texas and a great place to take a break from the desert heat that surrounds it in the Big Bend area. And for such a small village, it’s also pretty cool in other respects with two renowned parks, one of the best astronomical observatories in the world, historic lodging in town and in the middle of a state park, a courthouse and churches more than 100 years old, museums and art galleries, a natu ...