A venerable restaurant chain's one-off attempt to blur the line between themed eatery and amusement park

A piece of I-45 graffiti has become one of Houston’s unofficial slogans.

A seven-foot-tall cast concrete Native American Chief stands on the south railing of the historic Commerce Street Bridge, commissioned in 1914.

Texas’s first suspension bridge is still carrying people across the Brazos.

Tune into an alternate universe at this immersive art installation.

Houston’s oldest continuously-operating Tex-Mex restaurant has been a community hub since 1941.

Water still flows through the oldest Spanish aqueduct in America.

This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.

The historic tall ship is one of just three of its kind still sailing open waters today.

This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.

On the outskirts of San Antonio, a small bridge is said to be the home of a mysterious local legend known as the "Donkey Lady."

The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.

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