Tag: Beer Can House (Houston TX)

NarrowLarry presents: Selected Visionary Folk Art Environments in the United States

I love weird roadside attractions, so when I discovered Houstonian NarrowLarry I was pleased. He’s a fountain of information and one of his many interests is American folkart environments. A recent visit to his site shows the welcome addition of a google map with over 100 such locations. Most of the places have corresponding weblinks and he has visited many of the places personally. A quick look at some of the Texas locations has me itching for a roadtrip. With gas so cheap, we could even afford it!

The embedded Google Map below may not be displaying correctly, a problem on Google’s part. This KML link can be opened in Google Earth and will properly display the locations that Narrow Larry has kindly placed for all to see.

Funeral History Museum & The Beer Can House

To help my wife be more productive, I decided to visit some of the local attractions (in other words, she was sick of me watching TV and kicked me out while she graded papers.)

I decided on the National Museum of Funeral History, as it was a bit of a drive and I wouldn’t be in that part of the city for any other reason.


Leopard Fantasy Coffin, National Museum of Funeral History, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Three Person Coffin, National Museum of Funeral History, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

The museum closed and I drove back into town. I had spent a little time marking places of interest on my Houston road map, so I pulled that out. The Beer Can House was in Houston proper and from what I knew I could see much of it from the sidewalk. A shrine to beer, I’m glad I stopped by.

There are other places I’m eager to visit, but I think I’ll have to drag the missus to those.


Outside Wall Detail, Beer Can House – Houston TX, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

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