Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

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

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

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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.