The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

The final resting place of Christopher Columbus - or possibly someone else.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

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

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

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

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

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

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

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

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

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

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

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

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

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

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

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

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

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