Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.

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

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

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

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

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

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

The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.

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

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

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

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

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

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

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

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

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

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

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