Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

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

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

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

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

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

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

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

The only international border marker within the United States.

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

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.