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Aurora, Texas

1890s Alien Gravesite

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.
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San Antonio, Texas

Castroville Hearse

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.
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Waxahachie, Texas

Webb Gallery

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.
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Fredericksburg, Texas

Old Tunnel Bat Colony

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.
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Rayne, Louisiana

Wrong Way Cemetery

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.
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Houston, Texas

National Museum of Funeral History

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Houston, Texas

Museum of Health and Medical Science

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.
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Houston, Texas

The Hobbit Café

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.
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Houston, Texas

The Wilde Collection

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.
Rocksprings, Texas

Devil's Sinkhole

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.
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Fredericksburg, Texas

Enchanted Rock

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
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Austin, Texas

The Sometimes Islands

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.
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Austin, Texas

Brain Collection at the University of Texas at Austin

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Austin, Texas

Snake Island

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.
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Fredericksburg, Texas

National Museum of the Pacific War

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.
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Austin, Texas

Uncommon Objects

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
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Dripping Springs, Texas

Hamilton Pool

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