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Texas Tourist AttractionsGuide to roadside oddities and other wierd, strange and unusual attractions in Texas.
There are many Texas tourist attractions. It's such a huge state, there’s lots of room for all sorts of wonderful roadside oddities. Like the world’s largest this. And water towers in disguise. Just all sorts of weird roadside attractions.
There’s room for all kinds of other tourist attractions, too. Like swamps and haunted lodgings. And ghost trains and…
Roadside oddities in Fort Stockton Texas include a huge roadrunner named Paisano Pete.
He used to be the world’s largest but a New Mexico roadrunner seems to have beat him. Paisano Pete happily stands, coyoteless, by the side of the road at the intersection of Hwy 290 and Main Street in downtown Fort Stockton.
Photo courtesy Texas Roadrunners.
In Jefferson, the sound of the train whistle should be ooooooooooooo, as in ghostly moaning…
Ghosts abound in this East Texas town.
But your chances will be increased if you stay at some haunted lodgings. The Jefferson Hotel has lots of ghost guests. YOU choose the room…So many are haunted...
Every Friday and Saturday at 9:00PM, the Ghost Train of Jefferson takes off from the authentic old 1800's depot. The tour skirts around Big Cypress Bayou, for a five mile, half hour round trip. Photo courtesy Historic Jefferson Railway. Your ghost train tour is on the Jefferson & Cypress Bayou Railway, A.K.A. the Historic Jefferson Railway. Or maybe that’s the other way around. The Historic Jefferson Railway is also known as the Jefferson & Cypress Bayou Railway? (I just like the Cypress Bayou part better.)
The depot for the Jefferson & Cypress Bayou Railway--all right, all right—the Historic Jefferson Railway is at 400 E. Austin St, Jefferson Texas. Phone: (903) 665-6400
And not far away, you can climb aboard a Go Devil for a night tour of spooky Caddo Lake.
Photo courtesy Caddo Outback.
Bigfoot has supposedly been seen there, lurking amongst the gray, moss-draped cypress.
Who knows what else lives within this mysterious environment. Night is definitely the time to go for that more adventurous soul wanting a different tour. YOU might even experience a strange happening at Caddo Lake, too. So be on the lookout and have your camera ready... It’s a boat that was developed in South Louisiana to get through the swamps. To plow through the vegetation clogged waterways and to skim over shallow water. Ride one into the dark night swamp with Caddo Outback Backwater Tours. They are located on Pine Island Rd about 15 miles from Jefferson. Look for the small green cabin with a sign out front CADDO OUTBACK. Their website has a great map. Phone: (903) 789-3384 (home) or (903)-679-9138 (cabin)
A real Texas tourist attraction! Directions: Paris Texas Eiffel tower is at the corner of Jefferson Rd and South Collegiate Dr, next to the Love Civic Center.
Yes! Really! The owners watched all the episodes of the Munsters to get the layout of the house and then drew up the plans.
Photo courtesy 2dorks.com.
Course it’s not EXACLTY like the Munster’s house since that was only a prop. Real people really live in this real house! There are no tours of this Texas tourist attraction, except in October. You’re welcome to take all the pictures you want as long as you stay outside the gates. ‘Member—it’s a private home.
The Munster Mansion is at 1313 Mockingbird Lane Waxahachie, TX.
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