A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

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

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

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

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

"Dallas’s pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery."

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

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

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

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