Synxis Hotels and Resorts - Corpus Christi, TX

Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

Hidalgo, TX, celebrates its unusual distinction of being the spot where killer bees first illegally crossed from Mexico into the U.S.
~129 miles from Corpus Christi.

Our rural milk-machines enjoy the most frequent cement and fiberglass tributes. Meet Moola the Cow.

Jeff McKissack, Houston postal worker, spent his Golden Years building this gaudy, strange tribute to what he considered "the perfect food."
~184 miles from Corpus Christi.

Big strawberries and strawberry art can be found around this small town, which holds an annual strawberry festival.
~112 miles from Corpus Christi.

A statue of a half-eaten watermelon in the city center commemorates Dilley's reputation as the Watermelon Capital of Texas.
~124 miles from Corpus Christi.

Faithful, roughly three-quarter-size, replica of the Druid original in England. Why it was built is, well, a mystery.
~198 miles from Corpus Christi.

The skull and hide of an elephant that went berserk in 1929 are preserved in Carmack Watkins' personal museum.

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