Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

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

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

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

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

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

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

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

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

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

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

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

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.