Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

Vince Hannemann's backyard folk art environment was built out of cast-offs because he thought it was fun.
~26 miles from San Marcos.

Rural Texas town celebrates its watermelon industry with an annual festival and a year-'round majestic 'melon water tower.
~23 miles from San Marcos.

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.
~45 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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