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The cedar bench.

San Antonio, Texas

'Johnny Loves Vivian' Bench

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

Umbrella Alley
Permanently Closed

Baytown, Texas

Umbrella Alley

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

Looking down Bottle Cap Alley

College Station, Texas

Bottle Cap Alley

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

Wrong Store

Marfa, Texas

Wrong Store

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

Hidalgo, Texas's "killer bee" statue.

Hidalgo, Texas

'World's Largest Killer Bee'

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

Target Marathon
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Alpine, Texas

Target Marathon

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

Willet Babcock's grave

Paris, Texas

Jesus in Cowboy Boots

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

Aerial view of car wash

Katy, Texas

World’s Longest Car Wash

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

Blood Lake: the O.C. Fisher Reservoir

San Angelo, Texas

Blood Lake: the O.C. Fisher Reservoir

The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.

Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center

Round Mountain, Texas

Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

Baby Head Cemetery

Llano, Texas

Baby Head Cemetery

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

Profile of the Steel House

Ransom Canyon, Texas

Robert Bruno’s Steel House

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

The waters of the bayou.

Karnack, Texas

Caddo Lake

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

Combine City has 14 "planted" combine tractors...

Amarillo, Texas

Combine City

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

Lajitas Ghost Town

Terlingua, Texas

Lajitas Ghost Town

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

Guitar in sidewalk in progress.

Houston, Texas

Smither Park

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

VW Slug Bug Ranch
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Amarillo, Texas

VW Slug Bug Ranch

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

Stonehenge Replica

Odessa, Texas

Stonehenge Replica

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

Looking onto the bridge from the walking trail.

Denton, Texas

Goatman's Bridge

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

Texas Eiffel Tower

Paris, Texas

Texas Eiffel Tower

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

"Ozymandias on the Plains", pictured with the sock vandalism.

Amarillo, Texas

'Ozymandias on the Plains'

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

Big Boots.

San Antonio, Texas

World's Largest Cowboy Boots

These boots are made for selfies.

Dead Man's Hole

Marble Falls Township, Texas

Dead Man's Hole

Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

Mineral Wells Fossil Park.

Mineral Wells, Texas

Mineral Wells Fossil Park

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

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