The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

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

This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

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

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

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

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

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

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.