A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

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

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

"Dallas’s pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery."

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

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

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

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

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

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

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

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.