Museum of the Weird
412 E 6th StreetAustin, TX, 78701
(512) 476-5493
Austin, TX, 78701
Austin, TX, 78701
(512) 476-5493
April 17, 2025
Great place to take visitors and give them a taste the weirdness Austin is famous for. It was fun, interesting, and downright silly at times, which was perfect for the day we planned. It's next to a few cool bars and smack in the middle of all the 6th Street craziness. We went on a Sunday afternoon with our out of town guests. The place was chock full of fascinating facts, and literally everywhere you look, there is something to catch your eye. Provided some great laughs and photos.
April 14, 2025
This place is helping to keep Austin weird for sure. First and foremost, the employees were terrific! The attractions were fun too, but you need to take it all lightly. I think kids will get a kick out of this place, but as a sober adult, not so much. Highly recommend if you want to take a break from the craziness of the surrounding bars!
April 12, 2025
Super fun experience! My boyfriend and I enjoyed all of the exhibits and compared it to a real life Mystery Shack! The rooms/exhibits are really small, (downtown austin what can you do) so I got a bit claustrophobic, but the outdoor area helped. It wasn’t super crowded, but because of the small space you might bump into people depending on how busy it is. The front desk people are super nice and helpful! We parked in a nearby parking spot and walked over since there is no parking immediately adjacent to the museum. The wax museum was super fun, and the gorilla made for a great picture op. Would recommend!
March 21, 2025
FUN! i love creepy stuff and oddities so when we were looking for stuff to do today in Austin, this was a no-brainer. Tons of creepy artifacts & stories, wax sculptures of classic movie monsters, and (what they say is) a prehistoric man encased in ice. (it was on an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.) The entire place seems like a love letter to Tod Browning. We really enjoyed it.
March 15, 2025
If you've ever been to a roadside sideshow museum then you kinda know what to expect. Fun way to kill some time if you are visiting Austin.
February 10, 2025
It's a bit of a tight fit inside. It was pretty cool though. If you're a person that likes to read all display plaques and signage, give yourself at least 1.5 - 2 hours to get through everything.
January 26, 2025
This was weird and awesome! We had a great time looking and reading all the exhibits. It is small but jam packed. Worth the time to stop. The people were very nice and informative. Takes about an hour hour and half if you look and read everything.
January 16, 2025
Great wacky place to spend an hour or two poking about and getting some fun pictures. They have an awesome puppet rig from Gremlins, a medical curiosities section, some wild and hairy creatures from beyond and other things to terrifying to even MENTION. (The wax figures aren't for touching with the exception of King Kong's hand that you can squeeze into for a picture.)
December 31, 2024
We stumbled across this cute little place on 6th street. I had no idea that it existed, but I'm glad we went in for a tour. It's a 30ish minute, self guided tour. I really enjoyed the old school wax figures. I saw and read some interesting stuff in here. If you have time to kill, I would recommend checking it out, especially if you're in to old school horror. Good prices and I loved the gift shops!
Total Score:2200
Dana L
Great place to take visitors and give them a taste the weirdness Austin is famous for. It was fun, interesting, and downright silly at times, which was perfect for the day we planned. It's next to a few cool bars and smack in the middle of all the 6th Street craziness. We went on a Sunday afternoon with our out of town guests. The place was chock full of fascinating facts, and literally everywhere you look, there is something to catch your eye. Provided some great laughs and photos.