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

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

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

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

The only international border marker within the United States.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.