As Vega, Texas moved into the future and the small town was bypassed by the interstate, Zero Lockers went out of business. But, Dot opened a small museum that featured an eclectic collection gathered from decades of working on the Mother Road. For years, people stopped to take a look at western artifacts, memorabilia from the heyday of Route 66, dolls, antiques, and an endless array of "amazements." Sadly, Dot has passed away, but her daughter, Betty Carpenter, continues to maintain the tiny museum. She's also added to the collection a cowboy mini-museum, an Avon Bottle collection, yard-art and a couple of items that land the museum on our Quirky Texas category, including a "boot tree" and a tombstone for the Oldham County News, which evidently died on March 4, 1922. Photo by Kathy Weiser-Alexander.