This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

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

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.