A family of fiberglass giants.

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

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

The former home of one of America's greatest short story writers is home to an annual pun competition.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

Constructed in 1859 as a general store and post office, the store is still used to this day and was featured in the Walking Dead series.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

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

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

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

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

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

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