The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

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

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

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

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

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

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

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

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

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

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

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

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

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

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.