An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.

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

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

A mysterious drive-in nestled in the forest that leaves little to the imagination.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

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

The only international border marker within the United States.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

These boots are made for selfies.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

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

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

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

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.