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|   ONLY -- Tejano member, 1836 Republic of Texas Constitutional Convention, Texas State Cemetery, Austin TX
in Superlatives Jose Antonio Navarro is the only Tejano (Texan of Mexican descent) to help draft the Republic of Texas Constitution in 1836 posted by:  Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 11/24/2015 last visited: 10/03/2018 |
 view gallerySW0.2 km | ONLY -- Tejano member of 1845 State of Texas Constitutional Convention, Texas State Cemetery, Austin TX in Superlatives The grave of Jose A. navarro, the only Tejano member of the 1845 Texas State Constitutional Convention posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 11/24/2015 last visited: 10/03/2018 |
 view gallerySW0.2 km | ONLY Flag-bearer at the Battle of San Jacinto -- Texas State Cemetery, Austin TX in Superlatives The grave of the man who carried the only Texas flag into the decisive Battle of San Jacinto, at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin TX posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 11/22/2015 last visited: 06/23/2014 |
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|  Paramount Theatre -- Austin TX
in Ghosts and Hauntings Built in 1915 as a Vaudeville house and renovated in the 1930s to show movies, the Paramount is also said to have two ghosts haunting the lobby and a theatre box. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 06/18/2013 last visited: 06/18/2023 |
 view galleryW1.6 km | OLDEST Theatre in Austin -- Paramount Theatre, Austin TX in Superlatives The Paramount Theatre has stood in this spot along Austin's Congress Avenue for almost 100 years. It is Austin's oldest surviving theatre. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 05/23/2013 last visited: 06/18/2023 |
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|  Texas State Capitol Austin Texas
in Whispering Galleries 30° 16.482 W 097° 44.422. posted by: Geojeepsters location: Texas date approved: 04/30/2013 last visited: 06/18/2023 |
 view galleryNW1.9 km |  Everything's Bigger in Texas
in Ginormous Everyday Objects this is the "lone star" they always talk about. posted by:  peggysuicide location: Texas date approved: 05/06/2007 last visited: 06/18/2023 |
 view galleryW1.9 km | LARGEST -- World's Largest Urban Bat Colony - Austin, TX in Superlatives The Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin is home to the World's Largest Urban Bat Colony. posted by: QuesterMark location: Texas date approved: 12/21/2008 last visited: 08/15/2015 |
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|  Democracy -- WWI Memorial, DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, University of Texas, Austin TX
in Epic Beings and Creatures A depiction of Democracy holding aloft an olive branch of peace to the nations in the center of the beautiful memorial commemorating the 5280 Texans who died in WWI posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 11/20/2016 last visited: 12/13/2019 |
 view galleryNW2.6 km | Dionysius -- Cesar Chavez Statue, West Mall, University of Texas, Austin TX in Epic Beings and Creatures The face of Dionysius in the plinth for the Cesar Chavez statue at the University of Texas posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 11/20/2016 last visited: 07/06/2019 |
 view galleryW2.6 km | big appetite in Ginormous Everyday Objects oversized food on the roof of the Whole Foods garage. posted by: peggysuicide location: Texas date approved: 04/23/2007 last visited: 08/31/2014 |
 view galleryW2.7 km |  Longhorned Snowmobile - Austin, TX
in Elevated Everyday Objects A longhorned snow mobile sits atop the awning above the entrance to the Shoal Creek Saloon on N. Lamar Blvd. in Austin, TX. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 04/29/2012 last visited: 04/29/2012 |
 view galleryW2.7 km | Football Helmet - Austin, TX in Elevated Everyday Objects What looks like a football helmet big enough for Goliath to wear is mounted above the rustic awning over the sidewalk at the Shoal Creek Saloon in Austin, TX. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 03/01/2012 last visited: 03/02/2012 |
 view galleryW2.7 km | Only - Paint Park of its Kind in the USA - Austin, TX in Superlatives HOPE Outdoor Gallery is a community paint park launched in March 2011. Paint Park Hours: 9am – 7pm posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 06/11/2017 last visited: 07/24/2022 |
 view galleryW3.9 km | Winged Man - Austin, TX in Epic Beings and Creatures A bronze statue of a man with his arms raised up with wings behind him. His head is tilted towards the sky symbolizing his victory over flight. Located in Umlauf Sculpture Garden. Entrance to the garden if free. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 09/11/2017 last visited: never |
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| Nessy - Austin, TX in Epic Beings and Creatures A 16-feet high, 30-feet long, colorful, shiny sea serpent guards the entrance to the children's playground at Mueller Lake Park. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 10/02/2017 last visited: 02/15/2020 |
 view galleryN4.2 km | A FORK IN THE ROAD in Ginormous Everyday Objects ...or right next to it anyway. sign outside a restaurant. the food item on top of the fork changes occasionally. posted by: peggysuicide location: Texas date approved: 03/24/2007 last visited: 10/28/2017 |
 view galleryN4.7 km | BIG MUSCLES in Ginormous Everyday Objects not sure if a beefy arm with veins popping out is an "everyday object", but it probably is in this gym. posted by: peggysuicide location: Texas date approved: 03/24/2007 last visited: 08/29/2016 |
 view galleryN4.7 km | OLDEST -- Mental Hospital in Texas, Austin State Hospital, Austin TX in Superlatives The Austin State Hospital at 4110 Guadalupe is the state's oldest mental hospital. I will always be grateful for the ASH -- the caring folks here saved one of my friends in 1986, when we were juniors at the University of Texas posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 11/14/2016 last visited: 08/15/2014 |
 view galleryNE4.8 km |  Torchy's Tacos Baby Devil -- E 51st Street at Berkman Drive, Austin TX
in Man-made Devilish Locations Don't let Torchy's fool you: their salsas are really not that hot posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 12/02/2016 last visited: 02/17/2020 |
 view galleryN4.8 km | ONLY - Bluebonnet Tourist Camp - Austin, TX in Superlatives Although numerous courts and campgrounds were constructed in Austin during the 1930s, the Bluebonnet Tourist Camp is the only remaining example in Austin of such facilities. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 04/29/2017 last visited: 07/24/2022 |
 view galleryNW5 km | Hills-Bert Burgers' Burger and Car - Austin,TX,USA in Elevated Everyday Objects A small car pulling a trailer with a huge hamburger on it sit atop the roof of the Hills-Bert Burger fast food restaurant. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 01/03/2012 last visited: 01/03/2012 |
 view galleryN5.6 km | Texas-Sized Candy Cane -- Lamme's Candies, Austin TX in Ginormous Everyday Objects A Texas-sized candy cane has towered over Lammes Candie's factory in Austin for over 5 decades posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 11/16/2016 last visited: 07/24/2022 |
 view galleryN6.1 km | TEXAS SIZED LAMP in Ginormous Everyday Objects for those who want to do some light reading. the best part is, it actually lights up at night. sign outside a vintage store(they also have some oversized foam furniture on the roof.) posted by: peggysuicide location: Texas date approved: 03/24/2007 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
 view galleryNW7.6 km | HIGHEST -- Point in Austin TX: Mount Bonnell in Superlatives While parts of the Jollyville Plateau are about 300 feet higher, at 775 feet above sea level, the summit of Mt. Bonnell is the highest point in the historical AUSTIN city limits. posted by: Tygress location: Texas date approved: 12/09/2010 last visited: 03/13/2021 |
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