A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

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

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

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

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

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.

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

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

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

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

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

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

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

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

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.