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Houston, Texas

‘Moonwalker’

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tyler, Texas

Tyler Rose Garden

The largest public collection of roses in the United States.
forssa Added by forssa
Laredo, Texas

World Trade Bridge

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.
atimian Added by atimian
San Antonio, Texas

Old Applewhite Bridge

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."
Desertrattfink Added by Desertrattfink
Aransas Pass, Texas

Seaman's Memorial Tower

A tower that pays homage to local sailors who perished under the waves.
Added by bronsonhamilton
Freeport, Texas

Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve

This hollowed salt dome is the largest oil storage facility in the world, hoarding 250 million barrels of crude oil.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
McLean, Texas

1929 Phillips 66 Station

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.
Added by bruceincharlotte
Port Aransas, Texas

Chapel on the Dunes

The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.
LoneStarATC Added by LoneStarATC
Pittsburg, Texas

Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Museum

Home to a full-scale replica of the Ezekiel Airship, an aircraft that allegedly flew in 1902—a year before the Wright brothers took to the skies over Kitty Hawk.
Qbrik Added by Qbrik
Bowie, Texas

World’s Largest Bowie Knife

A town pays homage to its namesake.
Added by bhrnnr
Laredo, Texas

Republic of the Rio Grande Museum

Seven flags adorn this Texas museum, one for each of the powers that have ruled the area.
Comfort, Texas

The Cartoon Saloon

A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.
NativTxn Added by NativTxn
Brownsville, Texas

Resaca De La Palma State Park

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.
jsitman Added by jsitman
Langtry, Texas

Judge Roy Bean Visitor Center

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.
Karima Fouad Added by Karima Fouad
Linden, Texas

Regulator-Moderator War Centennial Marker

This once lawless patch of land was home to an infamous and deadly land feud.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Marfa, Texas

Faith Alive Cowboy Church Radio Station

Not everything is bigger in Texas.
mthurman52 Added by mthurman52
Wheeler, Texas

The Wheeler Historical Museum

A local museum honors Wheeler native Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon.
ApolloJoe Added by ApolloJoe
Junction, Texas

Deer Horn Tree

A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.
Added by NoPunyNerd
San Antonio, Texas

San Fernando Cathedral City Centers

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.
satxwdavis Added by satxwdavis
Austin, Texas

Ellsworth Kelly's 'Austin'

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .
chateauesque Added by chateauesque
Port Arthur, Texas

Museum of the Gulf Coast

Hidden within a Gulf Coast port city is a wonderfully eclectic museum whose beginnings were housed in a bank window.
erjeffery Added by erjeffery
West, Texas

Czech Stop & Little Czech Bakery

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

Light of Saratoga

This eight-mile stretch of road gets its name from a local legend about a lost soul searching for his head.
Added by lapesadilla
Leander, Texas

Davis Cemetery

Victims of the Webster Massacre are buried here in a mass grave.
Betty Saenz in Austin Added by Betty Saenz in Austin