The Roadside Oddity In Texas That Will Have You Doing A Double-Take

If there's one thing we have a lot of in Texas (besides pride, good food and Southern hospitality), it's bizarre roadside attractions. From a random pair of legs to Cadillacs buried in the ground to a museum of toilet seats, you can find just about anything right off the highway somewhere in the Lone Star State. This roadside oddity in Marathon just might be one of the strangest in Texas. Have you seen it?

Marathon has been nicknamed, "The Gateway to Big Bend" because you can see the majestic mountains looming in the distance as you travel on Highway 385, or "Lonesome Highway."

The town is also home to the historic Gage Hotel, built in 1927 and continuing to provide Texans with a place to stay on their excursions to the Last Frontier.

All that being said, I think we can all agree Marathon is a pretty interesting place - and it only gets more so from here. Right on the side of the highway, there sits a building about the size of a walk-in closet branded with the "Target" logo.

It's obviously not a real store, but many still refer to it as the "world's smallest 'Target' store." Nobody is quite sure who's responsible for the work or the inspiration behind it, but it sure is neat to look at.

Target Marathon often gets compared to the Prada Marfa just down the road, however we assume the same artists weren't involved since Elmgreen and Dragset openly took credit for Prada. Both buildings do utilize minimalism as a theme, however.

Although we may not know for sure who built it or why, one thing's for sure: Texas is full of some pretty bizarre roadside attractions, wouldn't y'all agree?

Have you ever passed by this roadside attraction? What's your favorite roadside oddity in Texas?