This amusing travel guide to the Lone Star State doesn't waste travelers' time telling them where to find antiques in the Hill Country, take breathtaking hikes through Big Bend, or gaze upon the Alamo. Instead, it guides television fans to a modern replica of the Munsters's mansion, leads the nonsqueamish to the world's only Cockroach Hall of Fame, and points the curious towards a small town filled with hippo statues. Among other things, Texas is home to Goliath-sized roadside attractions, and directions are provided on how to reach the World's Largest Six-Shooter, World's Largest Rattlesnake, and World's Largest Wooden Nickel. The accompanying photographs and maps instruct visitors on how to get to these and other extraordinary spots, including the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the Celebrity Shoe Musuem, Alley Oop's Fantasyland, and the Birthplace of Fritos. A dose of wacky Texas history is also included with answers to questions such as Did a UFO really crash into a windmill northwest of Fort Worth in 1897? and What does an Abilene Kinko's have to do with the early retirement of Dan Rather?
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"If you hanker for offbeat adventure, this is a guidebook to stick under the front seat of your pickup." —The Enterprise
"Droll descriptions that make even Bonnie and Clyde and Lee Harvey Oswald seem comedic." —The Chicago Tribune
"A great book for browsing . . . great to keep handy on your next trip to or across the Lone Star State." —All Info About
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Jerome Pohlen is the author of the Oddball series and a regular travel commentator for 848 on WBEZ, the Chicago affiliate of National Public Radio. He is a recent recipient of the Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Award for Best Essay.
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This review is from: Oddball Texas: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places (Oddball series) (Paperback)
Enjoyed the Oddball Texas book while taking trips around Texas!! Helps you see things you'd never think to stop and look at!! Some are strange, but for the most part had some pretty cool stuff in it :)
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