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Unusual
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'Eye' Sculpture

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

The Traveling Man

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

Public School 972

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

Adrian E. Flatt, M.D., Hand Collection

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

The Texas Woofus

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

Texas Centennial Art Deco Buildings

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

The Grave of Bonnie Parker

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

Gravesite of Clyde Barrow

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.

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Unique
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in Dallas

Fried Beer

A crispy creation that lets you bite into your brew.

Fried Coke

Reach peak Americana with these deep-fried balls of Coca-Cola.

Piccadilly Raspa

Kool-Aid and pickles make this Southwestern snow cone an unforgettable flavor bomb.

Kolaches

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

Atlas Obscura Trips

Texas Hill Country: Bat Caves & Beyond

Explore aquifers, caverns, and karsts while tracking millions of Mexican free-tailed bats, and learn how they maintain balance in the Hill Country ecosystem.

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For Sale: Fragments of the Grassy Knoll Kennedy Conspiracy Theory

These fence posts were witnesses to history.

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