Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

Nutty claim to fame made real by a statue on the courthouse lawn. It once was the world's largest.
~21 miles from San Marcos.

"Largest underground attraction in Texas" -- commercial cave with nice formations, hidden passages tour, and a topside dinosaur photo op. Multiple tour packages offered, inc. summer Bracken Cave Bat Flight.
~27 miles from San Marcos.

Take a 45 minute stroll through the underworld of Texas. Tour starts just past the dinosaur.
~45 miles from San Marcos.

About 100 concrete hippos are scattered throughout the "Hippo Capital of Texas," including a large one in front of the high school, in tribute to an escaped circus hippo.
~51 miles from San Marcos.

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