255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

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

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

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

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

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

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

This little dolphin is the first monument dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in the southern United States.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

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

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

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

This hollowed salt dome is the largest oil storage facility in the world, hoarding 250 million barrels of crude oil.

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

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

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