Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

Nutty claim to fame made real by a statue on the courthouse lawn. It once was the world's largest.
~44 miles from Dripping Springs.

About 100 concrete hippos are scattered throughout the "Hippo Capital of Texas," including a large one in front of the high school, in tribute to an escaped circus hippo.
~39 miles from Dripping Springs.

Treasure-filled freak show -- "Five Museums in One" it boasts -- acquiring stuffed animals, horn and antler art, and weird wonders since the 1880s. Enjoy a beer while you admire a cathedral made of 50,000 matchsticks or an 8-legged, 3-eared lamb.
~58 miles from Dripping Springs.

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