The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.

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

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

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

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

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

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

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

A lively circle of dancers in the Georgian capital commemorates an ancient rite of spring.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.