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

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

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

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

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

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 peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

The man who wasn't there.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

These boots are made for selfies.

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

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

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

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

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

"They died with their boots on."

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.