A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

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

This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

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

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

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

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

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

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

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

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

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

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

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

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

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

Beer lover's can-covered house.