Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.

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

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

A local museum honors Wheeler native Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon.

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

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

High-end dining has a home in this former gas station.

San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

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

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

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

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.