A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.

Joseph and Victor Stanzel were Texas farm boys who built a model aircraft empire.

The final resting place of a baseball legend who was better known for his behavior off the field.

A family of fiberglass giants.

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.

An Americana dreamscape.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

A synth musician's paradise at the heart of a community responsible for the soundtrack to 'Stranger Things.'

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

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

A small museum dedicated to the king of Western swing.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

A tower that pays homage to local sailors who perished under the waves.

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

The final resting place of Captain William Becknell, the Old West frontiersman who forged the Santa Fe Trail.

In 1977, wealthy socialite Sandra West was buried wearing an elegant white nightdress while reclining comfortably in her powder-blue 1964 Ferrari.