Off the Beaten Path

Through art cars, oranges and houses covered in cans, Houston embraces folk art and unique spaces.  Only in Houston can you find a chicken-shaped coffin on display at the National Museum of Funeral History, whose tagline is "every day above ground is a good one."  The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art is a major preserver and presenter of Houston's folk art, organizing the annual Art Car Parade, the oldest and largest of its kind, and preserving notable sites like the Beer Can House and The Orange Show, a 3,000-square-foot monument to the creator's favorite fruit.  Houston has all kinds of hidden gems like these throughout the city.  It simply takes a little exploring to find them.