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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Waxahachie

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Waxahachie, Texas

Updated July 15, 2022

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Munster Mansion

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.
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Waxahachie, Texas

Webb Gallery

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.
Cowboy Church

Waxahachie, Texas

Cowboy Church of Ellis County

Baptisms in troughs and post-sermon rodeos at the world's biggest cowboy church.
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Superconducting Super Collider

Waxahachie, Texas

Desertron: The Superconducting Super Collider

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.
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The Church at Texas

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The Church at Texas

This unusual roadside attraction filled with handcrafted signage is home to a unique church.
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Starship Pegasus

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Grave

The final resting place of a music legend.
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