The 25 Weirdest Attractions in the San Antonio Area

Stonehenge II
Point Theatre Rd. S., (830) 367-5120, hcaf.com
Located in Ingram, Texas on the campus of Hill Country Arts Foundation, Stonehenge II is an exact replica of the original prehistoric Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire, England. History lovers should also check out the fabricated Moai, or Easter Island statues, situated at HCAF. An added incentive to visit this amusing art project? It provides a wacky backdrop for plays and musicals, art shows and workshops year-round.

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Texas Snake Farm
5640 Interstate 35 Frontage Rd., (830) 608-9270, exoticanimalworld.com
This creepy, crawly roadside attraction off the highway in New Braunfels stars slithery snakes galore. However, those of a more squeamish demeanor can skip ahead to the petting zoo and interactive shows.

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Donkey Lady Bridge
Applewhite Rd., facebook.com/Donkey-Lady-Bridge
Locals purport that a terrifying spirit known as the Donkey Lady haunts a bridge nestled in the woods south of town. Legend holds that if you park on the bridge, shut off your headlights and wait, you will almost certainly encounter something beyond this world.

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Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
26515 Natural Bridge Caverns Rd. (830) 438-7400, wildliferanchtexas.com
Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch is a 400-acre safari park on the northern outskirts of San Antonio, near New Braunfels, Texas. The interesting part of this destination? You can observe over 500 exotic animals from the comfort of your own ride as you meander through the ranch.

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The Amazing Mirror Maze
217 Alamo Plaza, (210) 224-2288, amazingmazes.com
The Amazing Mirror Maze is a quirky downtown destination, showcasing thousands of mirrors that loop through endless circles, surprising corners and dead ends. While the mirror maze errs towards a touristy disposition, it's worth stumbling through at least once.

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San Antonio Ghost Tours
Multiple destinations
With its foundation dating back to 1718, San Antonio is one of the oldest cities in America — and, appropriately home to a great variety of historical presences from beyond the grave. Tours groups such as Sisters Grimm Ghost Tours and Alamo City Ghost Tours investigate San Anto's most paranormal locales, an excellent 'weird attraction' for anyone with spooky inclinations.

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Buckhorn Saloon & Museum
318 E. Houston St., (210) 247-4000, buckhornmuseum.com
The Buckhorn Saloon opened in 1881 with one enticing promise: "Bring in your deer antlers and you can trade them for a shot of whiskey or a beer." Now Buckhorn's is peopled by an overwhelming collection of animals and oddities, such as a stuffed snake spanning six feet and the longest Texas Longhorn.

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The World's Biggest Cowboy Boots
7400 San Pedro Ave.
Sitting right outside the bustlin' North Star Mall are the World's Biggest Cowboy Boots, a familiar oddity for San Anto shoppers.

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The Treue der Union Monument
High St.
Possessing a German title, the Reue Der Union Monument ("Loyalty to the Union") in Comfort, Texas honors the mass-grave burial site of thirty-four German Texans whom resisted Confederate governance and died at the 1862 Nueces Massacre. Almost lost in history, the obscure act of violent marked the general end to overt German Unionism in Texas for the remainder of the war.

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The Luxury
103 E Jones Ave., (210) 354-2274, facebook.com/The-Luxury
A popular beer garden near the quiet stretch of the River Walk's Museum Reach, the Luxury is an offbeat counter-serve kitchen and bar. The coolest part? The relatively affordable craft beer joint has awesome plastic dinosaurs that serve as tabletop markers for waitstaff.

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The Magic Lantern Castle Museum
1419 Austin Hwy., (210) 805-0011, magiclanterns.org
This museum is ideal for really niche enthusiasts dedicated to the history of the Magic Lantern, the earliest form of slide projector. Tours by appointment only.

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The Big T. Roadhouse
11781 FM 1346, thebigtroadhouse.com
The Big T. Roadhouse just outside of Alamo City in Adkins, Texas hosts a wacko event on Sundays called Chicken Shit Bingo, during which winning numbers are determined by a sporadically pooping chicken.

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Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum
239 Abiso Ave., (210) 824-7791, facebook.com/SATXTSAM
Retired plummer Barney Smith opened up an exhibition of his hobby back in 1992 — the art of emblazoned and adorned toilet seats, that is. But, be sure to give Barney a ring before stopping by to check out the commodes, as the museum doubles as his home.

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The Ghost Tracks
Corner of Shane and Villamain Rd.
A beloved spot for teenagers looking for trouble, the legend of the Ghost Tracks (a.k.a. Gravity Bridge) centers upon benevolent ghost children killed during a train collision whom push vehicles over the tracks to save strangers from their fate.

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Frontier Times Museum: Two-Headed Things
510 13th St., (830) 796-3864, frontiertimesmuseum.org
Yet another strange attraction barring the faint of heart, the collection of two-headed things housed in Bandera's Frontier Times Museum features a taxidermied four-eyed sheep and a shrunken head.

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San Antonio Western Shooting
13250 Pleasanton Rd., 210-213-9812, sawesternshooting.com
The perfect place to release your inner rebel cowboy, San Antonio Western Shooting offers visitors an opportunity to shoot replica firearms from the Old West. Shoot real guns using real ammunition in a unique, family-friendly Western setting. But, appointments only please.

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The Chinese Graveyard
10359-10445 S. Zarzamora
Another eerie attraction good for a scare. Some say you can see the spirits of the graveyard floating above the supposedly haunted Chinese Graveyard on misty nights.

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Cascade Caverns
226 Cascade Caverns Rd., 830-755-8080, cascadecaverns.com
Just three miles south of Boerne, Texas, Cascade Caverns consists of all the trappings of an enjoying caving experience, as the destination focuses on a very special limestone solutional cave that features a gigantic waterfall hidden in its rocky interior. Guarding the attraction is a Tyrannosaurus Rex used during the making of Father Hood, a 1993 comedy starring Patrick Swayze.

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The Cove
606 W Cypress St., (210) 227-2683, thecove.us
A kid-friendly joint loved by many, many San Antonio locals with a taste for organic American fare, the Cove is a restaurant and bar that doubles as a car wash and laundromat. Odd stuff when you think about it. Kick back with a fish taco and a beer while you tidy up your ride and finally tackle that growing pile of dirty clothes.

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The Midget Mansion
6211 W. IH-10
The Gillespie Mansion in San Antonio, Texas is better known as the “Midget Mansion,” so named because it was constructed with low-hanging fixtures and low ceilings, the tenants were reputed to be a family of little people. Story has it that the father allegedly went mad one day, murdering his entire family and then himself for reasons unknown. Rumors of shadowy figures and disembodied noises emanating from the location were prevalent for years, but the location is now the site of luxury condominiums.

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