This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

Baptisms in troughs and post-sermon rodeos at the world's biggest cowboy church.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

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

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

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

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

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

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

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

A mysterious drive-in nestled in the forest that leaves little to the imagination.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

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

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

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