Unexpected Texas: Your guide to Offbeat & Overlooked History, Day Trips & Fun things to do near Dallas & Fort Worth
You can’t make this stuff up. Actually you can… But here in Texas, you don’t have to! Not only does Tui Snider explain the stories behind these offbeat & overlooked sites, but she also gives directions to a bunch of quirky Texas places, including the: * Gravesite of an Alleged Space Alien * Courthouse Displaying a Dead Lizard * Statue of Jesus Wearing Cowboy Boots * Rope used to Lynch “Santa Claus” * Building Made Entirely of Salt * Wax Replica of Da Vinci’s Last Supper * 65 foot tall Eiffe
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Quirky travel book that made even me want to go to Texas!,
A few of my favorites that I want to see when I go to Texas:
1. I would love to spend time on Antique Alley Texas! I can’t imagine driving along and finding a huge field full of antiques! One of my favorite things to do is to stroll through looking at all of the fascinating pieces from days gone by. We do have something similar here in Georgia, Dixie Highway 90 mile yard sale, but somehow I don’t think it has as many antiques or as beautiful a view (and really, how can you compare a yard sale to Antique Alley!).
2. I have a fascination with cemeteries, I love looking at all of the old headstones and imagining the life of the person it belongs to; what life was like in their time period. It seems Tui has a similar fascination with cemeteries because there are several mentioned in her book between the Alien that is supposedly buried in Roswell, Texas to the Unique headstones – These Boots Were Made for Walker. I can see myself having a grand time exploring them all!
3. My partner and I love going on Ghost tours, especially the well informed historical ones! The Ghosts of Denton tour sounds right up our alley and I can see that being loads of fun!
4. THE ACTIVE POOL – I can’t believe she mentions the movie Logan’s Run and where part of it is filmed! This was one of my favorite movies and I would love to see this!
I’m going to stop there, I could probably go on forever with my favorites but you’ll have to get the book to discover all of the other wonderfully adventurous and quirky sites in that part of Texas!
Tui’s style of writing is fascinating, warm and relate-able. Her likability has people in the street chatting with her and telling her of nearby quirky sites to see and all of that shines through in her writing.
Whether or not you plan on going to Texas anytime soon, I highly recommend you pick up a copy of Unexpected Texas and entertain yourself with this adventurous and quirky book. Who knows, you may decide you just have to plan a trip very soon!
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|With this book and my GPS I can relax explore the real Texas,
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|If You’re Gonna Visit Texas You Gotta Have This Book,
I have been fortunate enough to visit many of these destinations and Tui covers them very nicely. The book is meant as a travel guide and not as a history book, so most of the articles are brief and to the point. But she provides the reader (and the traveler) plenty of information to have a fascinating and wonderful offbeat road trip.
If you’re looking for the spooky and the dead, she’s got it in the book! If you’re looking for the quirky, such as the small Eiffel Tower with the cowboy hat on top of it, you can find it there! How about buildings made out of petrified wood? They’re in the book! Perhaps you’re looking for a house made out of beer cans or a giant Jackalope, well if you have “Unexpected Texas” in your hand along with a map, you will get to find those locations without a hitch!
As I travel the country, I am always looking for guides the provide good and detailed local information. I look for guides to help me to find unique things that I may not of known about in little towns along the way. It is books such as this, they make travel easier and more fun!
I highly recommend Tui Snider’s fun book on the unique, the quirky, the offbeat and even the spooky destinations that you can find in North Texas. It’s a fun read, and an absolute must in your travel toolbox.
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