Texas is a big state connected by a massive road network. If you’re needing a break from your Texas road trip, a stop at one of these roadside attractions is a must. From a one-of-a-kind museum to a wide variety of odd and unusual art installations, these roadside attractions in the Lone Star State are found nowhere else. Get your camera ready when you visit these roadside attractions in Texas.
Cadillac Ranch
This list starts off with one of the most popular roadside attractions in the Lone Star State, Cadillac Ranch. Located off of I-40, also known as historic Route 66 near Amarillo, this roadside attraction is truly the most popular spot along Texas’ Route 66. This outdoor art installation was created in 1974 and features 10 Cadillacs buried nose down in the Texas ground. Painted in a variety of colorful ways, this attraction draws road-trippers and Instagrammers alike.
Devil's Rope Museum
This Texas roadside attraction is also located along Route 66 in McLean, Texas. The Devil’s Rope Museum is dedicated entirely to barbed wire. Barbed wire changed the layout of the Wild West, as it separated livestock and properties in places where trees and rocks weren’t readily available to create fences. To this day, barbed wire is a popular fence found throughout the Texas country. Also known as devil’s rope, there is a wide variety of barbed wire, and you’ll see barbed wire varieties and art at this Texas museum.
Texas Eiffel Tower
Paris, Texas may not be the same as Paris, France but they do have one thing in common, an Eiffel Tower. This Eiffel Tower replica found in Paris, Texas is about 65 feet tall. Besides its height, the other thing that differentiates the Texas Eiffel Tower from its French counterpart is the giant Stetson cowboy hat found right on top of the structure.
Prada Marfa
Marfa is a strange little town found in west Texas. Known for its desert views and mysterious ghost lights, it’s typically a town that people just drive right on through. However, stop at this unusual roadside attraction if you’re driving on Highway 90. There is an empty Prada store, which is actually an art installation. The store isn’t a real store; there is no merchandise, the store is never open and the door is fake. The purpose of this roadside art piece is up to you. Even if you don’t understand it, it’s still worth visiting and taking a photo op.
World's Largest Cowboy Boots
When outsiders think of Texas, they think of cowboy boots. Therefore it’s only fitting that the state is home to the largest cowboy boots in the world. Located in San Antonio, Texas at the North Star Mall, these boots weren’t made for walking. At 40 feet tall, the cowboy boots won’t be seeing too many honky tonks anytime soon. Created in 1979, the boots have become a staple of the North Star Mall, which is found off of Highway 410.
Stonehenge II
You don’t even have to leave the state to view Stonehenge. Known simply as Stonehenge II, this Stonehenge replica can be found by detouring off of I-10, heading toward Hunt, Texas. As if this roadside attraction couldn’t get any more bizarre, the artist that created Stonehenge II also added two Easter Island heads on the site as well.
Huge Pair of Legs
Outside of Amarillo, off of I-27, there is a giant pair of legs found on the side of the road. Larger than a person, this art structure was inspired by both a similar Egyptian artwork and the 1818 poem “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The artist of the legs, Lightnin’ McDuff, was paid by Cadillac Ranch artist Stanley Marsh to create this peculiar roadside attraction.
Tex Randall
View the biggest Texan in Texas found in the town of Canyon. Known as Tex Randall, this massive cowboy is 47 feet tall and weighs seven tons. Made in 1959, Tex Randall was created to attract passersby to a local western store. Now however the store is closed but Tex Randall still remains.
