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All the United States Texas Irving

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Irving

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Irving, Texas

Updated November 27, 2020

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Irving, Texas

Momo Spot

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.
‘Mustangs of Las Colinas’

Irving, Texas

'Mustangs of Las Colinas'

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.
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LBJ Presidential Marker

Dallas, Texas

LBJ Presidential Marker

The unique location where the former president was rapidly sworn in.
6 miles from Irving
Grave marker of Bonnie Parker.

Dallas, Texas

The Grave of Bonnie Parker

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.
6 miles from Irving
Barrow marker in Western Heights Cemetery,

Dallas, Texas

Gravesite of Clyde Barrow

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.
6 miles from Irving
Exterior of the Oswald Rooming House Museum

Dallas, Texas

Lee Harvey Oswald's Rooming House

JFK's assassin rented a room in the boarding house in the weeks leading up to the 1963 shooting.
8 miles from Irving
Texas Theatre

Dallas, Texas

Texas Theatre

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.
8 miles from Irving

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