Baylor Street / Castle Hill Graffiti Park / Hope Outdoor Gallery
Four levels of concrete walls that attract some very talented (and not talented) graffiti.
Category Archives: Weird
Strange, occult, what the weird
Harry Ransom Center
See the world’s first photograph and an original Gutenberg Bible
Museum of Ephemerata
A museum of incredible weird items, and great fun stories behind them all.
Chicken Shit Bingo
Every Sunday bet on which square a chicken will poop on
Cathedral of Junk
A huge structure of accumulated junk parts in someone’s backyard.
Bats on Congress Bridge
The famous bats that live underneath the Congress Avenue Bridge.
Peter Pan Miniature Golf
A BYOB Miniature Golf Course with quirky course statues.
Joke-telling LBJ Robot
There is an animatronic Lyndon Johnson robot that tells jokes in the museum.
Donut Burger
A burger in a donut, then flush your arteries with a beer
Karaoke Underground
All these karaoke songs never made the top hits chart, but they’re still awesome
Full Moon Howl/Swim
Every full moon people gather at Barton Springs to howl
Drag Queen Bingo
A monthly bingo game in drag
Weird Wednesday
A hand picked strange movie chosen by the weirdos at the Drafthouse
Terror Tuesday
A hand picked horror movie chosen by the connoisseurs of terror at the Drafthouse
Lazer Maze
The Dart Bowling alley has a course where you have to avoid tripping lasers.
Hippie Hollow Beach
A nudist beach
Rocky Horror Picture Show
The best cult movie of all time
Unique Ice Cream Flavors
Many amazing ice cream shops in Austin, and some with really interesting flavors
Yard Art Tour
People in Austin like to decorate their lawns
Casa Neverlandia
An eccentric artist built an amazing uniquely styled house
J. Lorraine Ghost Town
A quaint little “Ghost Town” a little ways out of town
Lala’s Christmas Themed Bar
A bar with Christmas lights and a tree all year round
Gospel Brunch / Hippie Church
A weekly gospel concert
Sleep with the Sharks
You can stay overnight at the aquarium next to the shark tank.
Takoyaki Stand
Specialty from Osaka, Japan – Fried dough around octopus
Really Really Free Market
A monthly extremely cheap sale at a thrift store
The Wild Parrots of East Austin
Occasionally you can see some exotic looking parrots around Austin
Cadillac Ranch
A line of cars planted upright into the ground and painted all fancy
Enchanted Rock
A magical rock that supposedly hums
Prada Store
A lone Prada store in the middle of nowhere
Drive Thru Animal Safari
A zoo that you can drive your car through (verify)
The Replacements
A music group with strange/humorous songs
Austin Lounge Lizards
A music group with strange/humorous songs
Zilker Kite Festival
A yearly kite festival in March
Texas State Fair
Fried Everything
Honk TX
A festival of marching bands and weird people with tons of positive energy
Art Car Parade
A yearly parade
SXSW
The famous time of year when the whole city goes into a chaos of concerts and events