Texas Eiffel Tower Replica Paris, tadalafil Texas submitted by “Runner” (Barb) and David Bilke originally posted 7/15/09. Texas always does things in a “big” way … this is the Eiffel Tower replica in Paris, Texas. At 65 feet tall, it is currently the tallest Eiffel Tower...

Ralph & Sunny Wilson House 1714 South 61st Street Temple, Texas submitted by: Bill Miller   Bill: In the small city of Temple, Texas, lived Ralph Wilson, the founder of Wilsonart – a company that produces laminate materials similar to Formica. Mr. Wilson decided to make his late...

Pigdom –  A Shrine to a Swine Houston, Texas (no longer exists) submitted by: Bill Miller   One of my favorite RoadsideWonders contributors is back with a funny, touching, and just plain fantastic contribution. We may not be able to visit it any longer; but it’s fun to look back...

Roadside America Museum 212 East Elm Street Hillsboro, Texas submitted by: Bill Miller   Bill: Mr. Carroll Estes bought the old Ford dealership in Hillsboro, Texas and now lives in it. He’s in the process of filling it with his collection of 40s and 50s memorabilia, classic cars, and...

Starship Pegasus 100 Kinfolks Lane Italy, Texas submitted by: Bill Miller Bill:  Starship Pegasus looks like it was once a restaurant. It’s just south of the Monolithic Dome Institute (whose giant caterpillar is already featured on your site) and appears to be made out of one of their...

Marathon – the Texas Longhorn Sculpture The Benini Studio & Sculpture Ranch 377 Shiloh Road Johnson City, help Texas submitted by “Robin B.” wendyvee says: Robin shares this great image of Marathon, part of the large collection of sculptures at the The Benini Studio...

Big Texan Steak Ranch & Motel Amarillo, Texas submitted by “Road Runner″ (Bill) and BooinLA update 6/08/10: Boo shares a most awesome close-up of the Steak Ranch bull (below)! wendyvee says: Bill’s latest find is so fantastically “roadside-wonder-y”! This time he shares...

Giant Shirt & Gloves Ozona, Texas submitted by “Froggi” (Donna) wendyvee says: Froggi’s back with a giant shirt that she & Stu stumbled upon in a truck stop in Ozona, Texas! If anyone knows the story behind this — please let us know in the comment section below!...

The Hyde Park Fork Hyde Park Bar & Grill Austin, Texas submitted by “IronChic” (Sue) wendyvee says: Sue was cool enough to snag a picture of something that has been on my “Most Wanted” list for quite awhile now.  It’s the Hyde Park Fork at the Hyde Park Bar & Grill...

Paisano Pete Fort Stockton, Texas submitted by “camellia” and “Road Runner″ (Bill) Camellia says: I was riding in Fort Stockton in May and found the world’s largest Roadrunner, Paisano Pete!Learn more about Fort Stockton .  update: Bill brings us another view of  the...

Super-Colossal Boots North Star Mall San Antonio, Texas submitted by “Runner” (Barb)  “Roadside Wonder-Woman”, Barb, is back with these Texas-Sized boots! Click here to see RoadsideWonder’s growing collection of BIG BOOTS! Tags: boots, Runner,...

Shark’s Head Store Entrance Corpus Christi, Texas submitted by “SolarTJ” (Marsha) Remember our previous giant shark entrance? Well, we’re back with another! Marsha submitted this great pic of another shark entrance – this one is in Corpus Christi. It’s just a few miles...

“Texas Stop Sign Dairy Queen Billboard (near) Paris, order Texas submitted by “Runner” (Barb) Barb shares this very funny DQ billboard. A picture is worth a thousands words . . . and a few Texas jokes too 🙂   Tags: billboard, Runner,...

Huge Watermelon Water Tower Luling, Texas submitted by “Runner” (Barb) Barb recently shared her pic of the Giant Watermelon Water Tower in Luling, Texas. (Don’t Texas towns have the best names?) Luling is the Watermelon Capital of the World. It’s also the home of the annual Luling...

Big Strawberry Water Tower Poteet, Texas submitted by “Runner” (Barb) Everything is bigger in Texas . . . including the strawberries! Barb snagged another great water tower. This time, it’s a strawberry tower in Poteet, Texas. Tags: Runner, Texas, water...

Giant Fire Hydrant Fire Museum of Texas Beaumont, see Texas submitted by “Runner” (Barb) Runner found this great big fire hydrant in downtown Beaumont, Texas!  The hydrant stands in front of the Fire Museum of Texas. Tags: Museum, Runner,...

The Star of Texas Rocker Texas Hill Country Furniture & Mercantile Hwy 281 Lipan, Texas submitted by “Camellia” Camellia’s back . . . this time with a whopper of a rocker! This is the “Star of Texas Rocker” created by Texas Hill Country Furniture and Mercantile. It...

Critter Mural Herpeton Exotic Pets Austin, Texas submitted by “IronChic” (Sue) Sue found a colorful spot for her bike’s “glamour shot” at the Herpeton Exotic Pet Store on Burnet Road in Austin, Texas! wendyvee says: This is Sue’s first RoadsideWonders submission . . ....

World’s Largest Caterpillar? Monolithic Dome Park Italy, Texas submitted by “Runner” (Barb) Barb captured this giant caterpillar during the AMA’s “World’s Biggest” Grand Tour in 2008! The caterpillar is displayed at the home office of Monolithic — they offer a variety of sprayed...

Stephen F. Austin Statue Highway 288 near Angleton, Texas  submitted by “Runner” (Barb) Colonel Steve Austin . . . the Bionic Man!?? No, silly, this giant man is none other than “The Father of Texas”, Stephen F. Austin . . . a very important figure in the history of the 28th...

Huge Armadillo Houston, Texas submitted by “Runner” (Barb) From Barb’s collection of awesome roadside finds! Click the “Runner” tag below to see more of her entries. Tags: Runner,...

Flying VW Van Port Aransas, Texas submitted by TLH1001 We have an epidemic of vehicles randomly bursting through buildings. First it was a flying Harley , now it’s a VW van. Check out this gift shop in Port Aransas, Texas. Another great snag by TLH1001.  Tags: Texas,...

Sandcastle Shop North Padre Island Corpus Christi, Texas submitted by TLH1001 Another great tacky find by TLH1001. wendyvee says: 6 . . . count ’em . . . 6 frolicking porpoises . . . because 7 frolicking porpoises would just be tacky! 🙂 Tags: Texas,...