Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.