A monument to the art of slicing people open.

The faint remains of a Polish news empire still linger.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

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

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

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

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.

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

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.

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

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

Seven flags adorn this Texas museum, one for each of the powers that have ruled the area.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

Hidden within a Gulf Coast port city is a wonderfully eclectic museum whose beginnings were housed in a bank window.

A collection of vintage liaison aircraft kept in flying condition and on display at an airfield in San Antonio.

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.

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

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

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