Odessa, Texas
Odessa Meteor Crater
One of only two exposed meteor impact craters in the United States
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Katy, Texas
The Witch’s Grave
A century-old local legend surrounds the grave of Barbara Snyder due to its eerie epitaph.
Houston, Texas
Old ‘Hanging’ Oak
A 400-year-old live oak tree with a fictitiously morbid past.
Houston, Texas
‘Be Someone’ Bridge
A piece of I-45 graffiti has become one of Houston’s unofficial slogans.
Wortham, Texas
Blind Lemon Jefferson’s Grave
Cemetery officials are finally seeing that the Father of Texas Blues’ grave is kept clean.
Galveston, Texas
Rainforest Cafe River Adventure Ride
A venerable restaurant chain's one-off attempt to blur the line between themed eatery and amusement park
Houston, Texas
Freedmen’s Town Bricks
After emancipation, former slaves paved the roads of their newly built settlement with these bricks.
Plano, Texas
North American Cryptid Museum
The North American Cryptid Museum doesn't simply tell stories about monsters—it invites you to step into their world.
San Antonio, Texas
'The First Inhabitant'
A seven-foot-tall cast concrete Native American Chief stands on the south railing of the historic Commerce Street Bridge, commissioned in 1914.
Marfa, Texas
‘Sleeping Figure’
Twelve decommissioned shipping containers evoke a reclining person in Marfa, Texas.
Dallas, Texas
The Museum of Money
A 28-exhibit museum about the history, culture, and oddities of money. Visitors stand in a cash shower, try to crack a vault, and discover what it's like to barter when no money is allowed.
Sanderson, Texas
Sanderson Station
Amtrak's least-used stop in the entire country sits in a tiny West Texas town.
Valentine, Texas
Valentine Texas Bar
An old adobe structure first built in the 1890s is a desert watering hole plastered with dollar bills and odd West Texas finds.
Houston, Texas
The Donnellan Crypt
A forgotten 1800s burial vault hides in plain sight beneath a busy downtown Houston bridge.
Huntsville, Texas
Cowboy Hat and Boot Houses
A pair of whimsical homes in Texas shaped like oversized Western wear.
El Paso, Texas
Lincoln Park aka Chicano Park
Local artists have long claimed these highway pylons as a place to celebrate Mexican-American history through artwork.
Nederland, Texas
Dutch Windmill Museum
A replica of a Dutch windmill in honor of those who settled in the region from the Netherlands.
Galveston, Texas
Juneteenth Monument at Ashton Villa
The statue, located at a mansion-turned-emancipation museum, honors Galveston’s history as the birthplace of Juneteenth.
Glen Rose, Texas
Big Rocks Park
A park home to some unusually large rocks.
Marfa, Texas
‘Giant’ Marfa Mural
Larger-than-life cut-out murals of James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, dedicated to their 1956 film ‘Giant.’
Shamrock, Texas
Shamrock Blarney Stone
Get your gift of the gab on Route 66.
Fort Worth, Texas
'Where Independence Begins' Mural
A one-of-a-kind blind-accessible, interactive mural.
Fort Davis, Texas
Rattlers & Reptiles
A rattlesnake museum showcasing over 30 species, in a century-old building that used to be the general store in this tiny West Texas town.
Quitaque, Texas
Caprock Canyon State Park
Welcome to a starkly beautiful sanctuary where the buffalo roam.
