Collections in Texas

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

A musical sanctuary that preserves gospel’s Golden Age is tucked inside a library at Baylor University.

A quirky collection of old chairs fills a random vacant lot in suburban Texas.

One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

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

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

An old abandoned pharmacy building in Texas is brimming with collectibles and images of the little tuxedoed pooch.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

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

The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.