Comfort Inns - Bastrop, TX

Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

About 100 concrete hippos are scattered throughout this community, including a large one in front of the high school. Apparently an escaped circus hippo in the early 20th century created quite a stir here. My favorite was a pair of hippos, with the girl in a yellow bikini.
~33 miles from Bastrop.

Rural Texas town celebrates its watermelon industry with an annual festival and a year-'round majestic 'melon water tower.
~36 miles from Bastrop.

Dead mascots watch the Aggies' electronic scoreboard from their graves.
~68 miles from Bastrop.

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