Outsider Art in Texas

Discover 20 places to experience unusual outsider art in Texas.

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‘Malin’s Fountain’

An 18-foot-tall troll sculpture, made from recycled wood and materials found in nature.

Grapevine, Texas

The Real Unreal

Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.

Canadian, Texas

Gene Cockrell's Yard Art

Iconic figures in concrete and steel in the High Plains of Texas.

Pioneer Plaza Cattle Drive

Pioneer Plaza Cattle Drive

A symbol of Texas pride.

Rock Art Trail

Grapevine, Texas

Parr Park Rock Trail

In Parr Park, thousands of painted rocks line this walking trail.

Dallas Bowler Hat.

Bowler Hat Sculpture

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

'Mustangs of Las Colinas'

'Mustangs of Las Colinas'

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

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A romantic flamingo dinner.

Round Rock, Texas

The Flamingo House

This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.

Cactus King

A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.

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Umbrella Alley

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

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The Chairy Orchard

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

Big Boots.

San Antonio, Texas

World's Largest Cowboy Boots

These boots are made for selfies.

View from bedroom into loft

Casa Neverlandia

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

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Old Man in the Peanut Secret Hideout

The Bottle House

Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.

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Amarillo, Texas

VW Slug Bug Ranch

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

Sparky Park

Sparky Park

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.