The Colony, Texas
Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum
A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.
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The Colony, Texas
A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.
Dallas, Texas
A Texas-sized secondhand bookstore features 54,000 square feet of books, music, and media.
Dallas, Texas
A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.
Dallas, Texas
This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.
Dallas, Texas
A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.
Dallas, Texas
One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.
Dallas, Texas
A 28-exhibit museum about the history, culture, and oddities of money. Visitors stand in a cash shower, try to crack a vault, and discover what it's like to barter when no money is allowed.
Grapevine, Texas
A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.
Hillsboro, Texas
One man’s nostalgic collection of ’50s Americana
Waco, Texas
Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.
Waco, Texas
Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.
Tomball, Texas
Well-dressed pickle turned patriotic joint statue in old town Tomball.
Houston, Texas
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Humble, Texas
In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.
Galveston, Texas
The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.
Galveston, Texas
One of the largest historical collections on Texas and the American West.
Galveston, Texas
This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.
Texas City, Texas
This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.
Texas City, Texas
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.
Houston, Texas
A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.
Houston, Texas
This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.
Houston, Texas
Formally known as American Statesmanship Park, this roadside collection of eighteen-foot presidential busts and Texas statesmen is located only minutes away from the former studio of Houston sculptor David Adickes.
Houston, Texas
A forgotten 1800s burial vault hides in plain sight beneath a busy downtown Houston bridge.