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A community-funded monument to kindness in the face of life's difficulties.

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

On the outskirts of San Antonio, a small bridge is said to be the home of a mysterious local legend known as the "Donkey Lady."

Known as one of America's most beautiful public restrooms.

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.

An entire home filled with over 3,000 pieces of Santa memorabilia in glass cases, walls, on Christmas trees, and even in the bathroom.

For nearly a century, one of the oldest barbershops in Texas has been cutting hair the old fashioned way.

This hollowed salt dome is the largest oil storage facility in the world, hoarding 250 million barrels of crude oil.

A town pays homage to its namesake.

A collection of obscure and vintage equipment used for television, film, and radio.

A musical sanctuary that preserves gospel’s Golden Age is tucked inside a library at Baylor University.

This little dolphin is the first monument dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in the southern United States.

The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.

Home to a full-scale replica of the Ezekiel Airship, an aircraft that allegedly flew in 1902—a year before the Wright brothers took to the skies over Kitty Hawk.

The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.

A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.

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

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

Seven flags adorn this Texas museum, one for each of the powers that have ruled the area.

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.

A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.

This once lawless patch of land was home to an infamous and deadly land feud.