Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

The cremains of those who donated their bodies to science are buried in a tiny cemetery behind the building.

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

Park filled with machinery that drove the southern agriculture and oil industries forward.

Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.

The bridge continues the legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy.

The house where the pulp fiction writer and Conan the Barbarian creator lived.

This small museum tells the story of Fort Worth's first and largest superstore.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

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.

Baptisms in troughs and post-sermon rodeos at the world's biggest cowboy church.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

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

A collection of vintage liaison aircraft kept in flying condition and on display at an airfield in San Antonio.

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.

The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

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

A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

An old abandoned pharmacy building in Texas is brimming with collectibles and images of the little tuxedoed pooch.

One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.