Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

The mold from the town's Guinness World Record 20-ft tall edible cookie was turned into a permanent monument (Sorry, the cookie has been long since nibble-vaporized).
~47 miles from San Marcos.

1.5 million wooden nickels, including the World's Largest, which is over 13 feet tall and weighs 2,500 pounds.
~43 miles from San Marcos.

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.
~51 miles from San Marcos.

Features a walk-through airfield on an anonymous Pacific atoll populated by animatronic dummies and rats. Watch out for the exploding grenades!
~62 miles from San Marcos.

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