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The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.

A Texas landowner spelled out his name with three miles of trees, a giant signature that's been used by NASA to evaluate satellite imagery.

The site of the surrender of Colonel Fannin and his men during the Texas Revolution.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.

This 250-to 375-year-old live oak tree towers over the back garden of a local history museum.

This magical oasis in East Texas is one of the most biodiverse acres in the country.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

One of the 20th century’s most famous businessmen is buried in Houston’s most prestigious cemetery.

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.

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

A former post office turned venue, food hall, and retail center.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

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

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

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

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Crisp mountain water cascades over volcanic rocks at these secluded falls outside Pagosa Springs.

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.

It’s hard to believe this hostile landscape was once a health resort.