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

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

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

Atop this media building, two hives containing more than 30,000 bees keep the surrounding area vibrant.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

This historical art colony is adorned with thousands of hand-carved concrete sculptures in the Mayan Revival style.

The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

Decorative shell walls built in the 1940s sit atop an ancient midden created by the Calusa Native Americans.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.