This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.

A tower that pays homage to local sailors who perished under the waves.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.

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

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

For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

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

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

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

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

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

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

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

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