Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

An amazing stag sculpture constructed entirely of discarded materials.

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

One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.

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

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

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

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

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

Nature and art meet in this curvy creation