A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

Seven flags adorn this Texas museum, one for each of the powers that have ruled the area.

The final resting place of Captain William Becknell, the Old West frontiersman who forged the Santa Fe Trail.

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

The man who wasn't there.

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

The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

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

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

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

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

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

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