"Dallas’s pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery."

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

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

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

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

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

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.