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This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

This site honors the end of a 100-year boundary dispute between the United States and Mexico—all started by a river's shifting course.

This library is a reader's paradise and a plant lover's dream.

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

An Americana dreamscape.

A symbol of Texas pride.

A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.

An oasis of lilies cultivated by the "Indiana Jones of Water Lilies."

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.

Your one-stop-shop for antique tractor shows and emotional paintings of children championing livestock.

The largest public collection of roses in the United States.

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.

This lake sits on an estimated 4 million tons of salt.

Located in the place where the Columbia space shuttle came down, a museum-memorial that is both touching and informative.