This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

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

What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."

See the sky in a new way through this art installation.

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.

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

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

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.

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

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

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

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

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

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

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 tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

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

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

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.