Texas has always done things a little differently, and that includes its museums. While most states stick to history and art, the Lone Star State goes all-in on the weird, the wacky, and the downright unexpected. From collections dedicated to barbed wire to entire houses covered in beer cans, these oddball attractions prove that Texans have never been afraid to celebrate the strange side of life.
1. Museum of the Weird
Walking down Sixth Street in Austin, you might miss this place if you blink. Tucked between bars and music venues sits a cabinet of curiosities that would make P.T. Barnum jealous.
The Museum of the Weird packs shrunken heads, mummies, and two-headed animals into a space smaller than most apartments.
Owner Steve Busti started collecting oddities as a kid and never stopped. His passion shows in every dusty corner and behind every glass case. Visitors wind through narrow hallways lined with specimens preserved in formaldehyde, taxidermied creatures you never knew existed, and artifacts that blur the line between science and sideshow…