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

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

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

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

Human ancestor’s 3.6 million year-old footprints.

These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.

The culture that built these Tanzanian ruins displayed advanced knowledge of irrigation technology before mysteriously disappearing.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

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

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.

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

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

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