Best Pay Phone Within 50 Miles
Texas State University's Bubble Phones
For the burgeoning anti-cell-phone crowd, nothing warms the cockles more than a functional pay phone – the best way to rage against the cellular machine. And if that rare, working pay phone is in a really cool phone booth (that hasn't yet been converted into an automated teller machine), all the better. That said, the most elegant exists in golden glory on the grounds of Texas State University (go, Bobcats!). Texas State, with its majestic Old Main (the original administration building) and circular stunner, the Texas State Theatre Center (surrounded by a moat), already earns props for their commitment to delightful public space. These post-mod pay phones are but icing on the cake: Bright-yellow eggs with maroon accents encase two working phones. The design is straight out of a futurist's dream (albeit, a futurist from the Disney Seventies). And the San Marcos phone company that originally installed them, CenturyTel is committed to maintaining them "for student and public safety," according to general manager John Navarette.
