Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

Hidalgo celebrates its unusual distinction of being the spot where killer bees first illegally crossed from Mexico into the U.S.
~67 miles from South Padre Island.

Clay Henry, who died in 1992, has been stuffed and mounted in the act of doing what he did best: chugging a Lone Star beer.

A place that you thought only existed in a Simpson's episode. If you can eat its 72 oz. steak with fixins, you get it for free.

Nutty claim to fame made real by a statue on the courthouse lawn. It once was the world's largest.

Big strawberries and strawberry art can be found around town, which holds an annual strawberry festival.

Multiple fiberglass giants, owned by Glenn Goode the self-titled Fiberglass Man, stand in a line on his property.

The World's Largest Cowboy Boots are ready to kick s**t at the North Star Mall.

Big dino statues from the 1964 NY World's Fair stand near a riverbed full of authentic dinosaur footprints.

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