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1. Forbidden Gardens in Katy: The Forbidden Gardens is an outdoor museum of Chinese culture and history, which contains a 1/20th scale model of the Forbidden City. Additionally, there are 6,000 1/3 scale figures from the Terracotta Army.
   
   
2. Moody Gardens in Galveston: Moody Gardens contains three pyramid-structures, inside of which are the largest aquarium in the world, rainforest fauna and flora, and science exhibits and activities. Additionally, there is a landscaped sandy beach, an IMAX theater, and a paddlewheel cruise boat.
   
   
3. Plano Balloon Festival in Plano: This festival is an annual event. As well as hot-air balloons, the festival offers many other activities including as live music, children's activities, and food.
   
   
4. SeaWorld San Antonio in San Antonio: The famous marine-based theme and zoological park.
   
   
5. State Fair of Texas in Dallas: The State Fair is a very large annual event. It offers many attractions including the largest ferris wheel in North a America, a college football game, and even an Auto Show. The fair is particularly known for its high-fat foods such as deep-fried cheesecake, deep-fried Oreo cookies, pork ribs and corn dogs.
   
   
6. Texas Rose Festival in Tyler: The Texas Rose Festival is held in October of each year, and celebrates the area's rose-growing industry.
   
   
7. The Alamo in San Antonio: Originally built as a Spanish mission, the Alamo became legendary as a result of the 1836 siege that took place during the Texas Revolution of 1836.
   
   
8. Hartman Prehistoric Garden in Austin: At this site fossilized tracks of ancient reptiles have been found, as well as the bones of a prehistoric turtle. The garden, which is one of several gardens within the Zilker Botanical Garden. The Hartman Prehistoric Garden has been set up to resemble a Cretaceous habitat, and even contains an actual-size sculpture of the dinosaur Ornithomimus.
   
   
9. The Plaza Wax Museum in San Antonio: The Plaza Two attractions in one; Ripley's Believe It or Not!, which is a museum of the strange and unusual, and Louis Tussard's Plaza Wax Museum, which is a more traditional wax museum.
   
   
10. USS Texas in La Porte: The USS Texas is a battleship, now retired, which served with the US Navy during both World Wars.

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