This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

A wild trout fishery in Arkansas.

This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

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

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

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

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

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

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

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

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.