Originally brought to Texas by Czech settlers, these sweet and savory pastries are an essential local breakfast staple.

Look no further than this local institution for the best East Texas–style barbecue.

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.

A historic, century-old house plopped along the perimeter of Houston's ballpark.

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.

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.

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

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

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

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

This pedestrian footbridge honors Pero Jones, an enslaved African who lived in Bristol.

An ornate doorway leads to the former site of one of the city's oldest society of merchants.

Perhaps the most obscure, simplistic Banksy installation found in Bristol or in the entire world.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.

Cathedral-like Victorian vaults are hidden within this iconic bridge.

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.

There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.