The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.

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

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

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

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

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

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

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