Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

A slim looming cowboy giant, standing here since 1959. Deteriorating, but preservationists may yet save him!

"Death Be Not Unprofessional" could be the motto of an impressive collection of caskets, hearses, and other relics of the funeral industry.

The magical Stone -- sort of an ugly cylinder painted green -- is the cultural heart of the town of Shamrock.

A large, dalmatian-spotted fireplug, leftover from a movie promotion, is in front of the Fire Museum of Texas. It's now the world's third largest fire hydrant.

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

The skull and hide of an elephant that went berserk in 1929, preserved in Carmack Watkins' personal museum.

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

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.

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