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An amazing stag sculpture constructed entirely of discarded materials.

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

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

"They died with their boots on."

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

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

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

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

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

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

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

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

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

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

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

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

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

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