Houston, Texas Attractions
Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Houston and the surrounding area. The steamy weather of Houston has spawned a flourishing community of visionary artists, whose work can be seen around the city. It's home to the annual Art Car Festival. And the National Museum of Funeral History is a natural, because you don't want bodies just lying around in the heat.
Sights for Oddball Excursions
National Museum of Funeral History
Houston, Texas
Caskets, hearses, and other funeral industry regalia, including JFK's original Eternal Flame, Truman's embalming machine, and a waxy Pope and Lincoln lying in coffins.
Beer Can House
Houston, Texas
John Milkovisch drank 39,000 cans of beer, then decorated his house with the flattened empties.
The Orange Show
Houston, Texas
Jeff McKissack, postal worker, spent his Golden Years building a large, gaudy, strange folk art tribute to what he considered "the perfect food."
Space Center Houston
Houston, Texas
Walk through the world's only piggyback Space Shuttle, touch a moon rock in The Lunar Vault, take a tram tour of Historic Mission Control.
Lucky Land: Terra-Cotta Army
Houston, Texas
Opened in early 2017, this three-acre salute to China has a big pit filled with Emperor Qin's terra-cotta army, reproduced at one-third scale. Temporarily closed as of April 2024, "but we plan to reopen soon."
In and Around Houston
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- Houston: Space Center Houston
- Houston: National Museum of Funeral History
- Houston: Lauren's 911 Memorial Garden [tips]
- Houston: Giant Cellist - Virtuoso [tips]
- Houston: Houston Police Museum
- Houston: Mount Rush Hour
- Houston: Temple-Like Half-Underground Reservoir [tips]
- Houston: Listening Vessels: Throw Your Voice
- Houston: Public Park in Burned-Out Church [tips]
- Houston: Giant "We Heart Houston" Sign [tips]
- Houston: Giant President Heads [tips]
- Houston: Howard Hughes Grave Site [tips]
- Houston: Brightly Painted Railroad Cars [tips]
- Houston: Waugh Bridge Bat Colony [tips]
- Houston: Beer Can House
- Houston: Cloud Column: Houston's Bean [tips]
- Houston: Giant Human Organs [tips]
- Houston: The Orange Show
- Houston: Smither Park Folk Art [tips]
- Houston: Human Body Parts Museum
- Houston: Twilight Epiphany Skyspace [tips]
