A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

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

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.

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

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

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

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

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

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

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

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

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.

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

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.

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

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

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