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10 Top Attractions in Texas

Texas is the second largest state in thepaddlewheel  cruise  boat.
Union both in terms of area (after Alaska),
and of population (after California). There5. Plano Balloon Festival (in Plano): An
are many interesting places and events to seeannual hot-air ballooning festival. The
around  the  state,  including:festival also offers other activities such as
live bands, activities for kids, and great
1. The Alamo (in San Antonion): Originallyfood.
built as a Spanish mission, the site became
legendary as a result of the 1836 siege that6. Plaza Wax Museum (in San Antonio): Two
took place during the Texas Revolution ofattractions in one - Louis Tussard's Plaza
1836.Wax Museum (a traditional wax museum) and
Ripley's Believe It or Not! (a museum of the
2. Forbidden Gardens (in Katy): An outdoorstrange  and  unusual).
museum of Chinese culture and history.
Perhaps the most impressive exhibits are a 17. SeaWorld San Antonio (in San Antonio): The
20th scale model of the Forbidden City, asfamous marine-themed theme and zoological
well as a Terracotta Army of 6,000 1/3 scalepark.
figures.
8. State Fair of Texas (in Dallas): An
3. Hartman Prehistoric Garden (in Austin): Aannual event including many attractions
site where fossilized tracks and bones haveincluding the largest ferris wheel in North
been found, this is one garden of severalAmerica, a college football game, and even an
within the Zilker Botanical Garden. TheAuto Show. The fair is also well-known for
Hartman Prehistoric Garden has been set up toits deliciously high-fat foods such as
resemble a Cretaceous habitat, and evendeep-fried Oreo cookies, pork ribs and corn
contains an actual-size sculpture of thedogs.
dinosaur  Ornithomimus.
9. Texas Rose Festival (in Tyler): An annual
4. Moody Gardens (in Galveston): A large andfestival held in October of each year, this
spectacular tourist attraction, Moody Gardenspopular festival celebrates the area's
contains three "pyramids" which themselvesrose-growing  industry.
contain the largest aquarium in the world,
rainforest fauna and flora, and science10. USS Texas (in La Porte): A battleship
exhibits and activities. There is also awhich served with the US Navy during both
landscaped sandy beach, IMAX theater, and aWorld Wars.



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