Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Texas

While in Texas, you might enjoy a visit to:

Cave exposed by 1960s roadwork and turned into a commercial attraction -- features the "Lake of the Moon," and the "Flowing Stone of Time."
~53 miles from San Marcos.

When visiting the Alamo, also visit the sarcophagus filled with the remains of all the dead defenders (inc. Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie), who were subsequently incinerated by the Mexicans in a bonfire.
~46 miles from San Marcos.

If you park your car in neutral, "child ghosts" may push it about 30 feet up a slight hill, onto a spot formally crossed by railroad tracks! The tracks were later removed -- but the ghosts won't leave.
~49 miles from San Marcos.

Walk-through airfield on an anonymous Pacific atoll populated by animatronic dummies and rats. Outdoor Pacific Combat Zone has warfare reenactments with real landing craft and flamethrowers. George H.W. Bush Gallery and Plaza of Presidents.
~62 miles from San Marcos.

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