Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

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

Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.

The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.

For nearly a century, one of the oldest barbershops in Texas has been cutting hair the old fashioned way.

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.

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

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

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

Once considered the height of medical modernity, this structure is now the oldest remaining component of Roosevelt Hospital.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

Evidence from a brutal 1880s murder is on display at this former infirmary house.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.