Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

See the sky in a new way through this art installation.

Dedicated to the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross.

This convenience store-turned-brewpub serves up inventive Indian cuisine and a wide selection of beers.

A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.

A park home to some unusually large rocks.

Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.

This Texas home and garden was the masterpiece of a British portrait painter.

The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.

Hidden within a Gulf Coast port city is a wonderfully eclectic museum whose beginnings were housed in a bank window.

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

This small museum tells the story of Fort Worth's first and largest superstore.

The bridge continues the legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy.

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

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

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

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

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

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