Ramada Inn - South Padre Island, TX

Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

John Milkovisch drank 39,000 cans of beer, then decorated his house with the empties.

This World Spinach Capital celebrates its local spinach industry with two Popeye statues.

Jeff McKissack, Houston postal worker, spent his Golden Years building this gaudy, strange tribute to what he considered "the perfect food."

Nutty claim to fame solidified by a statue on the courthouse lawn. But it's not the largest pecan...

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

Dalmatian-spotted fireplug is in front of the Fire Museum of Texas.

This is the home of "Old Sparky," the state's retired electric chair.

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