In Paradise Cemetery resides a mysterious headstone with a strange inscription.

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

Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

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

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

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

"They died with their boots on."

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

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

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

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.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.