This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

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

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

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

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

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

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

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

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

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

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

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

These boots are made for selfies.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

Despite what scientists think, the town still says this is an extraterrestrial rock.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

Steel remnants of a bridge make up a unique sculpture along the banks of the Illinois River.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

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

These Depression-era WPA sculptures have made a couple of stops over the years.

Tiny treasures, giant murals, and strange sculptures decorate the windows and doors of this abandoned building.