Compare available rates in Aransas Pass

Arrival Date

Departure Date
Adults
Children
 
State map of attractions.

Texas Offbeat Attraction Map

RoadsideAmerica.com's map of Texas's unusual tourist attractions, museums, and landmarks.

[Show Map]

Roadsideamerica.com

Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

Houston, Texas: Beer Can House

John Milkovisch drank 39,000 cans of beer, then decorated his house with the flattened empties.
~166 miles from Aransas Pass.

Crystal City, Texas: Popeye Statues

This World Spinach Capital celebrates its local spinach industry with two Popeye statues.
~173 miles from Aransas Pass.

San Antonio, Texas: Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum

For over 30 years Barney Smith, master plumber, has turned toilet seats into works of art. He creates in his garage, and loves visitors.
~136 miles from Aransas Pass.

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.

Austin, Texas: Cathedral of Junk

Vince Hannemann's backyard folk art environment was built out of cast-offs because he thought it was fun.
~165 miles from Aransas Pass.

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.
~134 miles from Aransas Pass.

© roadsideamerica.com, Doug Kirby, Ken Smith, Mike Wilkins. Information provided as an unofficial resource on attractions as a convenience to our visitors. Information and status -- location, hours open, admission prices, current exhibits, and other aspects -- are subject to change without our knowledge.


RoadsideAmerica.com Attractions and Oddities GPS guide for Garmin.
Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Aransas Pass Car Rentals