After emancipation, former slaves paved the roads of their newly built settlement with these bricks.

Well-dressed pickle turned patriotic joint statue in old town Tomball.

This roadside establishment in between Houston and the Louisiana border has the largest alligator in captivity

This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.

The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

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

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.