This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

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

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

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

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

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

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

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

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

An entire home filled with over 3,000 pieces of Santa memorabilia in glass cases, walls, on Christmas trees, and even in the bathroom.

Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.

This little dolphin is the first monument dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in the southern United States.

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

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

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

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

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