An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

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

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

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

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

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

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

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

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

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.

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

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.

Here be dragons.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.