The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

The cremains of those who donated their bodies to science are buried in a tiny cemetery behind the building.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.

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

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

These boots are made for selfies.

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

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.