Museum of the Weird

Museum of the Weird is a museum in Travis, Texas. Museum of the Weird is situated nearby to the nightclub Vulcan Gas Company, as well as near the theater building Comedy Mothership.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ritz and Esther’s Follies.

Ritz

Historic building

Photo: Nv8200pa, CC BY 4.0.

The Ritz is a historic theater in the 6th Street district in Austin, Texas. The building's history includes use as a movie theater, music hall, club, and comedy house.

Esther's Follies is a modern-day vaudeville theater located on 6th Street in downtown Austin, Texas. The group is named after actress Esther Williams. Acts incorporate magic, juggling, singing, dancing, and sketches on current events. Esther’s Follies is situated 510 feet southeast of Museum of the Weird.

Vulcan Gas Company

Nightclub

The original Vulcan Gas Company was the first successful psychedelic music venue in Austin, Texas. The Vulcan opened its doors at 316 Congress Avenue in the fall of 1967, and closed in the summer of 1970.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Austin and Austin.

Downtown Austin

Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Downtown Austin is a district of Austin, Texas, west of IH-35, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of MLK Street.

Austin

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Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country.

Rainey Street Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Nv8200p, CC BY 4.0.

The Rainey Street Historic District is a street of historic homes, many of the bungalow style, in downtown Austin, Texas. Rainey Street is positioned near Lady Bird Lake and Interstate 35 in the southeast corner of downtown.

Museum of the Weird

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Travis, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.26705° or 30° 16′ 1″ north

Longitude

-97.73874° or 97° 44′ 20″ west

Open location code

86247786+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3353621864

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Comedy Mothership and Palm Door on Sixth.

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