The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

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

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

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

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.