Houston, TX - 2016:  Art Car: Houston lays claim to the worlds largest collection of art cars, like this mirrored vehicle, on display at The Art Car Museum. (Kate Silver For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Art Car Museum

Houston


You never know which wildly decorated autos you’ll see in this small indoor museum, which honors the annual, not-to-be-missed Houston Art Car Parade. Typically, though, it exhibits three or four quirky-cool prizewinners from parades gone by, along with more conventional open-submission artworks on similar themes.


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