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Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

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.

Amarillo, Texas: Big Texan Steak Ranch

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.

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."
~157 miles from Rockport.

Gainesville, Texas: Glenn Goode's Big People

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

Huntsville, Texas: Texas Prison Museum

The home of "Old Sparky," the state's retired electric chair, as well as displays of prisoner contraband and famous guns.

San Antonio, Texas: World's Largest Cowboy Boots

The World's Largest Cowboy Boots are ready to kick s**t at the North Star Mall.
~136 miles from Rockport.

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.

San Antonio, Texas: Buckhorn Saloon and Museum

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.
~131 miles from Rockport.

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