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A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

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

"Dallas’s pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery."

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

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

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

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