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A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

The man who wasn't there.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

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

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

These boots are made for selfies.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

This Austin music venue is an homage to a legendary figure in the local blues scene.

This convenience store-turned-brewpub serves up inventive Indian cuisine and a wide selection of beers.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.