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

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

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

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

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

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

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

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

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

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

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.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

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

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

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

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

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