200 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Texas - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
Attractions
in Texas

Dripping Springs, Texas

Hamilton Pool

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

30.3423, -98.1271

Added by Mark Casey

Freaks of Nature

Museum of the Weird

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

30.2670, -97.7387

Cathedral of Junk

A unique structure in suburban Austin comprised entirely of other people's castaways.

30.2186, -97.7714

Added by Clinton

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Water Gardens

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

32.7477, -97.3266

Added by Clinton

Uncommon Objects Sign

Uncommon Objects

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

30.2291, -97.7830

Added by Annetta Black

Wimberley, Texas

Jacob's Well

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

30.0391, -98.1264

Congress Bridge Bats

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

30.2608, -97.7456

Amarillo, Texas

Cadillac Ranch

A sculpture made of ten cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

35.1872, -101.9871

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Unique
Food & Drink
from Texas

Snow Cream

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Snow Cream

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.

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Added by Sam OBrien

Texas Sheet Cake

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Texas Sheet Cake

Funerals in the Lone Star State call for this comforting chocolate treat.

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Added by Sam OBrien

Peyote

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Ritual & Medicinal

Peyote

Mexican and American Indians have a long history with this powerful cactus.

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Added by rachelrummel

Lamb Fries

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Lamb Fries

Breaded and fried, these testicles become tasty tenders.

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The Fast Food Numbering System That Repeatedly Inspires Theft

Swiping Whataburger’s table tents is almost a rite of passage.

January 31, 2018

Freshly made fajitas sitting atop a table.

South Texas Man’s $1.2 Million Fajita Heist Foiled After 9 Years

Gilberto Escamilla clandestinely ordered fajitas through his government job, then re-sold them.

October 19, 2017

Some feral hogs.

Balloons Might Be Used to Fight Hogs in Texas

The state is home to, they say, way too many.

by Erik Shilling

Found: Some Old Boxes With Human Remains Inside

"Tiki Island Mayor Goldie Telchick said there is nothing to investigate and there's no reason to be concerned."

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One of two confirmed photographs of Billy the Kid (left), playing croquet in New Mexico, 1878.

The Old Man Who Claimed to Be Billy the Kid

A small Texas town has embraced 'Brushy Bill' and his tall tales.

A "sea devil" from Icones animalium (1553).

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Here are 25 places to see yetis, sea monsters, Sasquatch, and other cryptids.

by Molly McBride Jacobson

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The Texas flag.

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One lawmaker is so upset about it, he's drafted a resolution.

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