A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.

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

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

On the outskirts of San Antonio, a small bridge is said to be the home of a mysterious local legend known as the "Donkey Lady."

A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.

Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.

The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.

The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

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

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.