A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

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

These boots are made for selfies.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

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

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

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

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

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

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