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Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

Hidalgo, Texas: Killer Bee Capital of the World

Hidalgo celebrates its unusual distinction of being the spot where killer bees first illegally crossed from Mexico into the U.S.
~68 miles from South Padre Island.

Terlingua, Texas: Clay Henry - Famous Beer-Drinking Dead Goat

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.

Shamrock, Texas: Blarney Stone

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

Snyder, Texas: White Buffalo Statue #3

A memorial to the oops-sorry-about-that shooting of a local sacred white buffalo. The newer (2001) downtown statue is in the courthouse square.

Houston, Texas: The Orange Show

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

Poteet, Texas: World's Largest Strawberry, Water Tower, Festival

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

Paris, Texas: Eiffel Tower With Big Cowboy Hat

Not just an Eiffel Tower replica in a town named Paris. It's an Eiffel Tower replica topped with a big cowboy hat in a town named Paris.

Glen Rose, Texas: Dinosaur Valley State Park

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

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