Iraan, Texas: Alley Oop Land
A playground dedicated to V.T. Hamlin, who lived in Iraan when he created the Alley Oop comic strip.
Alley Oop Museum and Fantasy Land Park
- Address:
- 9261 Alley Oop Ln., Iraan, TX
- Directions:
- Alley Oop Museum and Fantasy Land Park. On the northwest edge of town. US 190 to Alley Oop Lane.
- Hours:
- Gated after hours. Museum Feb-Dec 10-5 (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 432-639-2522
- Admission:
- Museum - donation.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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A good little diversion.
[Ernest, 05/29/2025]
Looks like they poured a new slab for the dinosaur. The museum is open 10 am - 5 pm February-December.
[David Knapp, 03/25/2022]
This park is very run down! The gate was padlocked, however a large section of fence was missing where we were able to get to Dinny to sit on his neck. The museum was closed. Even so, we were glad to stop at this Roadside America attraction.
[Jan Dunlap, 11/24/2020]
The playground is a bit worn-out and has possibly one of the most dangerous pieces of playground equipment ever, a dinosaur you can climb on using a very rickety ladder, mounted on a concrete slab. There is a windmill blade, which is enormous and worth seeing.
Agree with others that the real gem here is the museum. Curator Edna Snooks Collett knows just about everything there is to know about the history of the area and has an pretty amazing collection of artifacts, from as far back as millions of years ago. If you are going through the Permian Basin, this is well worth the stop.
[sequoyah, 04/25/2013]
This place was a hoot! Take time to get off the I-10 drone and come see this fun little park. The museum is great but the curator, Edna Snooks Collett, is even better! See our review at http://wp.me/pcxXa-UT
Museum is closed Mondays, but open 1 to 5 every other day, except when it's closed for winter between Christmas and March.
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Iraan was the hometown of cartoonist V.T. Hamlin, who was inspired by the region's dinosaur fossils to create the popular caveman syndicated newspaper comic strip Alley Oop. He attended Alley Oop Land's opening in 1965.