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23 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Dallas, Texas

Updated August 13, 2026

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Unusual Attractions in Dallas

30-foot-tall ‘Eye’ sculpture in Dallas, Texas.

Dallas, Texas

'Eye' Sculpture

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

Glory Window.

Dallas, Texas

Thanks-Giving Square

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

The Traveling Man

Dallas, Texas

The Traveling Man

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

Grave marker of Bonnie Parker.

Dallas, Texas

The Grave of Bonnie Parker

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

Barrow marker in Western Heights Cemetery,

Dallas, Texas

Gravesite of Clyde Barrow

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.

Texas Woofus

Dallas, Texas

The Texas Woofus

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

Andre the Giant, Adrian E. Flatt, M.D., Hand Collection

Dallas, Texas

Adrian E. Flatt, M.D., Hand Collection

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

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Multiplication tables

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Public School 972

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

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Hands of Dallas Symphony organist Mary Preston

The Doctor's Got a Bit of a Hand Fetish

Thoughts on Adrian E. Flatt's scientific collection

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The Car Barn has a collection of street cars from over 120 years, including Margaret, Rosie, Betty, and Matilda.

Fixing the World’s Oldest Trolleys Is Like Solving a Century-Old Jigsaw Puzzle

As mechanics at the Car Barn in Dallas know, you can’t just order a part from 1909.

by Greg Christensen, Atlas Obscura

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Podcast: The Hand Collection

A museum that gives new meaning to the term "hands-on."

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Video: The Riveting History Of The Texas Theatre

This theater has a history that’s as fascinating as the movies it shows on the screen.

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Famous for fence posts.

For Sale: Fragments of the Grassy Knoll Kennedy Conspiracy Theory

These fence posts were witnesses to history.

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November 2, 2018