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Texas isn't going to name one of it's cities Paris without paying homage to it's French sister city. Of course you want to put a giant cowboy hat on the
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tower, just so visitors don't get confused about which Paris they're visiting.
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Grapevine is a cute All-American town all year long, but at Christmas time, they really turn up the heat. Called the Christmas Capitol of Texas, they have over 1,400 events
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in the holiday season including amazing light displays and fireworks.
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No, this isn't home of the World's Largest Glasses. It's the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock, TX. The museum hosts statues, articles, and photographs of the legendary singer. The huge
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glasses are just an added bonus.
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Off of the old Route 66 in Amarillo, TX sits Cadillac Ranch. The idea of seeing a bunch of junked cars may not seem all that alluring, but it's really a
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work of art. Each car is stacked upright and painted graffiti style on the open plains. It's surprisingly beautiful.
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Barney Smith started painting and decorating toilet lids and it became his passion. He now has over 1200 toilet seats with a huge variety of decorations. Personalize your toilet seat
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That's right. It's a house with an estimated 50,000 beer cans decorating the exterior. Maybe it's an ode to drinking a lot beer or perhaps it's the ultimate recycling project.
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Hidalgo, TX was the first place in the US to be attacked by killer bees in 1990. Instead of running in fear, Hidalgo made a giant bee statue and proclaimed themselves
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the Killer Bee Capital of the World. That's the Texas way.
Everything's bigger in Texas and everything's a little weirder, too. The Lonestar State is full of historic sites, great cities, and big open country. But if you're looking for Texas-sized fun off the beaten track, there's lots of off-the-wall attractions that you have to see to believe.
