An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

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

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

These boots are made for selfies.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

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

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

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

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

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.