The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

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

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

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

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

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

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

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

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

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

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.