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The World's Largest Pecan is at the Big Red Barn. There is also a museum of some sort.
[Shelley Anderson-Ledwig, 12/02/2017]World's Largest Pecan:- Address:
- 390 Cordova Rd, Seguin, TX
- Directions:
- North of town. I-10 exit 609. Drive north two miles on Hwy 123/N. Austin St. Turn left at the stoplight onto Cordova Rd. You'll see a big red barn up ahead on the right; the Pecan is parked next to it. You can also pick up a "Trail of Nuts" map that will lead you to all three of Seguin's giant pecans at the Chamber of Commerce, 116 N. Camp St., M-F 8:30-5, Sa 9-1.
- Phone:
- 830-379-0933
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
There's a deck covering the tree stump now so you can get up close and personal with the squirrel. Also this place has pie in a vending machine for your 24/7 pie needs!
[R Sutton, 07/07/2016]Ms. Pearl, Giant Squirrel:- Address:
- 2626 Hwy 71, Cedar Creek, TX
- Directions:
- Berdoll Pecan Candy. SE of Austin, NE side of Hwy 71.
- Phone:
- 512-303-6157
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Construction on and around corner! Town offers some cuteness!
[Donna, 06/27/2016]World's Oldest Largest Pecan:RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- E. Court St., Seguin, TX
- Directions:
- East of San Antonio in downtown Seguin, near the intersection of Hwys. 123 and 90A, on the north lawn of the Guadalupe County Court House.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
A light bulbs-only specialty store is topped by a smartly dressed man with a classic "IDEA" light bulb over his head. Surely they light him at night!
Roadsideamerica.com Report...
The Light Bulb Shop
- Address:
- 6318 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX
- Directions:
- The Light Bulb Shop. West side of Burnet Rd at White Horse Trail.
A statue of the infamous Billy the Kid stands in downtown Hico at the corner of N.Pecan and 2nd Street.
[Evans, 09/10/2014]A man named Ollie "Brushy Bill" Roberts died in Hico on December 27, 1950, claiming he was 91-year-old Billy the Kid and that his supposed death in 1881 had been a hoax to collect reward money. "We believe his story," declares a plaque in front of the statue, sculpted by James Rice in 1987.
Statue of Billy the Kid:- Address:
- Pecan St., Hico, TX
- Directions:
- Downtown. In the median of Pecan St. just north of its intersection with Hwy 6/2nd St.
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The museum is the Texas Agricultural and Heritage Center. If you go inside you can learn about much smaller pecans that are grown in and around Seguin.