This unassuming North Austin neighborhood was built to test the novel idea of home air conditioning.

This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.

A local museum honors Wheeler native Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon.

The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

A historic, century-old house plopped along the perimeter of Houston's ballpark.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.

Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.

The house where the pulp fiction writer and Conan the Barbarian creator lived.

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

High-end dining has a home in this former gas station.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.

What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

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

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.