Planning a Texas road trip and looking for all the best things to do and things to see in the state? Browse below to find a selection of the best Texas roadside attractions for sightseeing, famous tourist sites, tasty roadside restaurants, road trip stops, top attractions, destinations, and other must-see Texas tourist attractions at Silly America. Plan your next vacation or road trip driving through Texas and find all the most iconic, weird, cool, and silliest sites along the way!
A Texas legend meets a great Texas pastime at this fun roadside attraction. Meet Texas Jack, a jackalope-shaped smoker in Denton, Texas. Texas Jack is a real, working, barbecue pit shaped to resemble a mythical jackalope. It is ten-feet tall, weighs 3,600 pounds, and can smoke a great deal of Texas barbecue. What is a …
You might lose your head over this Texas roadside attraction. Stop at this fun shop for some candy for the road, a little retro taste, and a big dose of oddities. And, while you’re there, you’ll also find these Texaco Big Friend & Muffler Man Heads at Atomic Candy in Denton, Texas. Every wall of …
This roadside attraction just might make you go flush. In more ways than one! On the second floor of a Texas beer garden you’ll find this unusual museum conveniently located by the bathrooms: Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Art Museum in The Colony, Texas. Barney Smith was a retired master plumber and an artist well-known in …
If you need a spot to stretch your legs on a Texas road trip or want to have your road trip sandwiches in a unique spot on the road, pull over at this roadside attraction, the Oil Derrick Picnic Area in Winona, Texas. When you see the sign for a pullover picnic area when driving …
You’re definitely going to want to CHECK OUT this roadside attraction! Find the big books, apple, ruler, and more at the Waskom Public Library in Waskom, Texas. Waskom’s mayor wanted to spruce up the library with a unique facade. So he contracted mural artist Chris Opp to create something fresh. In 2018 the new library …
Have you ever wanted to be in two places at once? This unique attraction allows you to do just that. Straddle the line between Texas and Arkansas at the Texarkana State Line Sign! A roadside attraction marking the intersection between states isn’t really that unique. There are plenty of state borders where you can do …
Call it “The Spirit of Communication.” Call it “Genius of Telegraphy.” Call it “Golden Boy.” Whatever you call this big golden statue in Dallas, Texas, you’ll definitely want to check it out while you’re in town. “The Spirit of Communication” features a massive, gold, Greek god-like man entwined in cables and holding out a fist …
There are many weird presidential monuments and roadside attractions across the United States. And of those a popular theme is giant president heads. I mean, you probably need to have a big head to become president, but these are over the top all the same. You can find one such giant president head at the …
This Texas roadside attraction is a smoking gun…literally. It’s the Big BBQ Six-Shooter in Denison, Texas. Found at Hickory House Bar-B-Que in Denison, Texas, this roadside attraction takes the shape of -portable large Old West six-shooter pistol. But it’s not just for show. This big gun works…as a barbecue that is! It’s a large gun-shaped …
You’ll get a kick out of this Texas roadside attraction! It’s the LMAO Sculpture in McKinney, Texas (AKA Mule State AKA Laughing Jackass). The LMAO Sculpture was carved out of Indiana limestone by local artist Jake Dobsha over the course of eight months. The laughing mule was commissioned by former McKinney City Council member Don …
Enjoy fun games and challenges to pass the time on your next road trip and have a keepsake to look back on for years to come with this entertaining must-have for your next vacation.
The road trip you’ve been dreaming of starts here! Journal about your stops and get to know your fellow passengers with activities and exercises designed to pass the time and bring you closer together. Instead of “Are we there yet?” you’ll find yourself asking, “We’re there already?”. Complete with prompts you can turn to while driving between locations, this journal will one day be a memento of your life-changing trip.
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