No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

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

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

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

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

A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

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

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

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

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.