Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

Where America's most notorious outlaws came to die -- when they didn't really die the first time.

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.

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.

A statue of a half-eaten watermelon in the city center signifies Dilley's rep as the Watermelon Capital of Texas.

David Adicke's 67-ft. tall version of the general who defeated Santa Anna's Mexican Army, was President of the Republic of Texas, Governor of the State of Texas, and a US Senator.

Vince Hannemann's backyard folk art environment was built out of cast-offs because he thought it was fun.

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