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

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

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

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

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

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

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

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

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

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.