Folklore30.5063° N, 98.8187° W
Fredericksburg, TX
A gigantic pink-granite dome tied to Indigenous stories, strange nighttime sounds and generations of Texas folklore.
- Access
- Open to visitors
Folklore in Texas
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Suggest a stopStories a place tells about itself, passed down and still repeated.
- Folklore29.2952° N, 94.7944° W
Galveston, TX
A historical marker recalls pirate Jean Lafitte's Campeche settlement on Galveston Island and the island's enduring buried-treasure lore.
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- Roadside, no entry
- Folklore35.1974° N, 101.7549° W
Amarillo, TX
A distinctive pueblo-style museum and performance space interpreting Indigenous art, regalia and traditions of the Southwest and Plains.
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- Seasonal or ticketed
- Folklore26.1532° N, 98.3293° W
Mission, TX
A small historic chapel beside the Rio Grande that gave the city of Mission its name and remains a quiet borderland landmark.
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- Open to visitors
- Folklore31.5841° N, 106.2723° W
San Elizario, TX
A historic adobe church tied to the Spanish presidio settlement and the long-lived religious traditions of the El Paso valley.
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- Open to visitors
- Folklore31.8436° N, 106.5175° W
El Paso, TX
Stop on Thunderbird Drive, facing south, put the car in neutral, and it appears to roll uphill. The slope is an illusion — the surrounding land hides the true horizon, so a gentle descent reads as a climb — which has never once stopped anyone trying it with a bottle of water. A public road, so pull over sensibly and watch for traffic.
- Access
- Roadside, no entry
- Folklore30.2726° N, 97.7502° W
Austin, TX
An ancient live oak wrapped in Texas folklore, including stories connecting it with Native councils and Stephen F. Austin. The tree survived a deliberate poisoning in 1989.
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- Open to visitors
- Folklore29.3172° N, 98.4433° W
San Antonio, TX
Stop on the railway crossing at Villamain and Shane Roads, put the car in neutral, and it appears to roll uphill. The slope is an illusion — the surrounding land hides the true horizon, so a gentle descent reads as a climb — which has never once stopped anyone trying it with a bottle of water. A public road, so pull over sensibly and watch for traffic.
- Access
- Roadside, no entry