This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

This hollowed salt dome is the largest oil storage facility in the world, hoarding 250 million barrels of crude oil.

The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.

A tower that pays homage to local sailors who perished under the waves.

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

These boots are made for selfies.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

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

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

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

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Fears of Satanic worshippers swirl around five Celtic-inspired megaliths.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

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

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.