These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

The largest collection of political commercials in the world.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”

No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.

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

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

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

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

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.