Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.

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

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.