Orange, Texas
Shangri La Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.
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Orange, Texas
Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.
San Angelo, Texas
The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.
Hidalgo, Texas
A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.
San Marcos, Texas
Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.
Paris, Texas
In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.
Galveston, Texas
A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.
Bushland, Texas
The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.
Dallas, Texas
The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.
Houston, Texas
This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.
Richardson, Texas
"Dallas’s pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery."
Llano, Texas
This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.
Fort Worth, Texas
Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.
Dallas, Texas
A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.
Katy, Texas
255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.
Galveston, Texas
This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.
Hearne, Texas
This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.
Humble, Texas
In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.
Fort Worth, Texas
Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.
Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Culberson County, Texas
The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.
Ransom Canyon, Texas
A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.
Terlingua, Texas
Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.
Karnack, Texas
Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.
Zavalla, Texas
The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.