Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

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

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.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

The man who wasn't there.

"They died with their boots on."

Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.

An old abandoned pharmacy building in Texas is brimming with collectibles and images of the little tuxedoed pooch.

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

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

A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.