Conroe, Texas
Shepard's Barber Shop
For nearly a century, one of the oldest barbershops in Texas has been cutting hair the old fashioned way.
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Conroe, Texas
For nearly a century, one of the oldest barbershops in Texas has been cutting hair the old fashioned way.
Saratoga, Texas
This eight-mile stretch of road gets its name from a local legend about a lost soul searching for his head.
Graford, Texas
The bridge continues the legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy.
Dallas, Texas
This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.
Junction, Texas
A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.
Corsicana, Texas
A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."
Round Rock, Texas
This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.
San Antonio, Texas
This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.
Lampasas, Texas
A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.
San Antonio, Texas
For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.
El Paso, Texas
A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.
Fort Stockton, Texas
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
Comfort, Texas
No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.
San Antonio, Texas
The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.
Galveston, Texas
The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.
Saint Hedwig, Texas
A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.
College Station, Texas
Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.
Seguin, Texas
The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.
San Antonio, Texas
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
San Angelo, Texas
A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.
Winkler County, Texas
Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.
San Antonio, Texas
A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.
Austin, Texas
This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.