Royse City, Texas: Futuro - Flying Saucer House
A pre-fab, saucer-shaped house sits on a property next to Hwy 276. "Home of the Future" as envisioned by a 1960s Finnish architect.
Area 276
- Address:
- 9573 TX-276, Royse City, TX
- Directions:
- From Royse City drive south on FM 548 for five miles. Turn left at the stoplight onto TX-276. Drive two miles. You'll see the Futuro House on the right. It has its own little pull-off for parking.
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I wouldn't go inside (aside from the No Trespassing signs) since the floor is pretty unsafe. Great photo op though!
[Sara Petrick, 08/04/2022]
Due to vandalism, the area is blocked off and has "No Trespassing" signs posted on the property.
[Lyman Howard, 08/25/2020]
The Futuro saucer is located closer to Royse City than Quinlan. It's the only UFO saucer, not two.
[christy lasalle, 10/20/2019]
They're heeeeere. It's on the side of the road. There's parking. It's an interesting thing to stumble upon.
[Ami, 05/07/2019]
Great stop.
[Dawn Green, 11/10/2018]The Futuro was a novel 1960s portable home designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen. This one used to be located in Garland, Texas in the 1980s-'90s, and later ended up in a field. It sat empty and neglected, was repainted orange in 2014, and has a fresh layer of graffiti added since....
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The saucer received a bright orange paint job around five years ago, which appears to be holding up well.