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A Dance With Death In The Red Woods

August 28, 2018
A Dance With Death In The Red Woods

There was no way we were making it out alive

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Tags: redwood forest, motorcycle trip, death, pacific coast highway, gravel road, roadtrip, motorcycle road trip, rain

Crockett, TX - Mary Allen College (1886 - 1972)

November 12, 2017
Crockett, TX - Mary Allen College (1886 - 1972)

Mary Allen College - Crockett, TX

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Tags: mary allen seminary, mary allen college, crockett texas, abandoned buildings, texas urbex, urbex, historical building texas, texas, travel, roadtrip, mary allen museum
Postcard of Denton Square, Texas

Postcard of Denton Square, Texas

The Grave on Denton's Courthouse Lawn

September 22, 2017 in historical marker

The Grave On The Courthouse Lawn

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Tags: strange, weird texas, weird, ghosts, grave site, famous graves, John B. Denton, Denton Square, texas history

Old Mosheim School - Mosheim, TX

March 28, 2017
Old Mosheim School - Mosheim, TX

Old Mosheim School

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Tags: texas travel, mosheim school, mosheim texas, roadtrip, texas history, abandoned building, abandoned school, haunted
Front of the Hico Visitors Center / Billy the Kid Museum

Front of the Hico Visitors Center / Billy the Kid Museum

Brushy Bill Roberts aka Billy the Kid? Hico Tx

March 28, 2017

The legend of Billy the Kid

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Tags: Hico texas, billy the kid, billy the kid museum, brushy bill roberts, real billy the kid, texas travel, road trip texas, famous graves, local legend
Old building, possible general store?  Damaged pillar on left looks like someone hit it head on.

Old building, possible general store?  Damaged pillar on left looks like someone hit it head on.

Old Stone Building - Glen Rose, TX

March 20, 2017

Old General Store in Glen Rose, Tx

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Tags: abandoned, texas, glen rose texas, old stone building, old general store, texas history, abandoned buildings, abandoned texas, road trip
Lola the jeep and the Outlaw Station

Lola the jeep and the Outlaw Station

The Outlaw Station - Abandoned Speakeasy

March 20, 2017

Abandoned Ed Young's Service Station / Speakeasy

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Tags: abandoned, texas, texas history, glen rose texas, the outlaw station, ed young service station, speakeasy, petrified wood station, roadside, road trip

Regency Bridge - Ghost Town Suspension Bridge

March 06, 2017

Regency Suspension Bridge

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Tags: texas, travel, travel texas, regency bridge, regency texas, suspension bridge, jeep, dirt roads
As you come across this town in the distance you are instantly transported back to another time.  Almost wish you had a gun belt. 

As you come across this town in the distance you are instantly transported back to another time.  Almost wish you had a gun belt. 

J. Lorraine Ghost Town - Rebuilt Ghost Town With Real History

October 24, 2016

Oddities - Ghost Towns - J. Lorraine

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"I swore to God I'd never come to a Top Notch and here I am sorting through jalapeno burgers and soggy fries."  Trying their food for the first time, I have to say it was tasty.  Burgers were good and fries were crispy.  Locals say th…

"I swore to God I'd never come to a Top Notch and here I am sorting through jalapeno burgers and soggy fries."  Trying their food for the first time, I have to say it was tasty.  Burgers were good and fries were crispy.  Locals say the fried chicken is what to get next time.

Alright Alright Alright...Feeling Dazed and Confused in Austin.

October 24, 2016

Filming Locations - Dazed and Confused

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Tags: austin texas, top notch, dazed and confused, filming locations, texas history, texas, matthew mcconaughey, cult film
welcome sign to The Grove.  No longer a weekend venue or open museum the sign sits with it's faded hours of operation.

welcome sign to The Grove.  No longer a weekend venue or open museum the sign sits with it's faded hours of operation.

The Grove, TX - Ghost Town Abandoned

October 17, 2016

Histories - Ghost Town The Grove, TX

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Tags: abandoned texas, ghost town, texas history, the grove texas, western, travel
Lee Harvey Oswald's Mug Shot

Lee Harvey Oswald's Mug Shot

"There Are No Faint Hearts In Fort Worth", Oswald Grave Site in Fort Worth

October 17, 2016

Oddities - Famous grave sites

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Tags: lee harvey oswald, jfk, jfk assassination, dallas texas, grave site, murder, texas history
you almost would pass this spot by if you didn't know that its one of the best bbq joints in the area. 

you almost would pass this spot by if you didn't know that its one of the best bbq joints in the area. 

The End of The Road, Texas Chain Saw Massacre Filming Locations Pt. 6

October 11, 2016

Oddities - Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Filming Locations

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Tags: texas, horror, horror movie, filming locations, texas history, texas bbq, cele store, roadside texas, roadtrip, texas chainsaw massacre

Continuing The Trail of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Pt. 5

October 10, 2016

Oddities - Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Filming Locations

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Tags: texas, horror, filming locatons, texas chainsaw massacre, horror movie, leatherface, texas history, travel texas, roadside
In it's heyday millions of head of cattle would make it's way through the streets of the Stockyards. Twice daily cattle drive, pictured here, gives visitors a glimpse into the what made the stock yards famous.

In it's heyday millions of head of cattle would make it's way through the streets of the Stockyards. Twice daily cattle drive, pictured here, gives visitors a glimpse into the what made the stock yards famous.

Exploring The Underground Cattle Tunnels Of The Fort Worth Stockyards

October 03, 2016

Haunted Fort Worth Stockyards

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Tags: fort worth stockyards, stockyards, haunted, texas history, haunted texas, texas most haunted, fort worth, ft worth

Futuro House

September 21, 2016
Futuro House

Oddities - Futuro House

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Tags: futuro house, spaceship, texas, texas history, weird texas, roadside, oddities, abandoned building, abandone spaceship

Bankhead Brewing Co. And The Bankhead Highway

September 21, 2016

Bankhead Brewery - Bankhead Highway

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Tags: bankhead highway, texas history, old highway, abandoned texas, abandoned, abandone highway, travel texas, road trip
All alone in the middle of nowhere.  The light off the security post was the only light on the road

All alone in the middle of nowhere.  The light off the security post was the only light on the road

Texas Chain Saw Massacre Pt. 4

September 15, 2016

Oddities - Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Filming Location

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Tags: horror, texas chainsaw massacre, filming locations, horror mansion, weird, texas history

Texas Chain Saw Massacre Pt. 3

September 13, 2016

Oddities - Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Filming Locations

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Tags: horror, fil, texas history, texas chainsaw massacre, roadside, road trip, bbq, horror hotel

Texas Chain Saw Massacre Pt. 2

September 12, 2016

Oddities - Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Filming Locations

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Tags: texas chainsaw massacre, Texas, travel, weird texas, filming locations, history
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