Comfort Suites - Georgetown, 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.
~10 miles from Georgetown.

Crowds gather every evening to watch 750,000 Mexican free-tailed bats take flight from under the Congress Avenue Bridge.
~26 miles from Georgetown.

Vince Hannemann's backyard folk art environment, built because he thinks it's fun.
~29 miles from Georgetown.

Rural Texas town celebrates its watermelon industry with an annual festival and a year-'round majestic 'melon water tower.
~67 miles from Georgetown.

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