The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

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

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

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

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

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

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

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

Beer lover's can-covered house.