Look no further than this local institution for the best East Texas–style barbecue.

A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

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

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

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

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

Originally brought to Texas by Czech settlers, these sweet and savory pastries are an essential local breakfast staple.

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.

Cantonese comfort food is on the menu at this Asiatown mainstay.

Viet-Cajun is a true hybrid cuisine that evolved in Houston and at this Asiatown mainstay, there’s more to it than just crawfish.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

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

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

A historic, century-old house plopped along the perimeter of Houston's ballpark.

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

A forgotten 1800s burial vault hides in plain sight beneath a busy downtown Houston bridge.

Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

A 400-year-old live oak tree with a fictitiously morbid past.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

Well-dressed pickle turned patriotic joint statue in old town Tomball.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.