Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

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

This unassuming oasis elevated just above the busy streets of Jerusalem offers one of the best views of the Old City.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

A historic, century-old house plopped along the perimeter of Houston's ballpark.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

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

This unusual roadside attraction filled with handcrafted signage is home to a unique church.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Guerilla gardeners reclaimed this abandoned railroad land literally putting down roots.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.