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Redford, Texas

Contrabando

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.
Irving, Texas

Momo Spot

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

Apache Drive-In Theatre

A mysterious drive-in nestled in the forest that leaves little to the imagination.
Houston, Texas

Downtown Houston Tunnel System

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.
Houston, Texas

Cactus King

A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.
Ingram, Texas

Ingram Dam

A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.
Greenville, Texas

Majors Stadium

The home of a former Minor League baseball team that beat Joe DiMaggio's New York Yankees in 1949.
Weatherford, Texas

Chandor Gardens

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

Woody’s Classic Cars and Baseball Museum

An Americana dreamscape.
Terrell, Texas

Bumblebee Statue

A tribute to one of the most memorable characters from the Transformers movie series.
Gainesville, Texas

Glenn Goode's Big People

A family of fiberglass giants.
Houston, Texas

Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.
Dale, Texas

Lytton Springs General Store

Constructed in 1859 as a general store and post office, the store is still used to this day and was featured in the Walking Dead series.
San Angelo, Texas

International Water Lily Garden

An oasis of lilies cultivated by the "Indiana Jones of Water Lilies."
Austin, Texas

The Goddess of Liberty

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.
Austin, Texas

Ghost Streets of Onion Creek

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.
Dallas, Texas

Klyde Warren Park

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.
Hemphill, Texas

Patricia Huffman Smith NASA Museum

Located in the place where the Columbia space shuttle came down, a museum-memorial that is both touching and informative.
Edinburg, Texas

Sal del Rey

This lake sits on an estimated 4 million tons of salt.
Dallas, Texas

Good Luck Gas Station

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.
Grapevine, Texas

Grapevine Glockenspiel Clock Tower

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.
Bellaire, Texas

‘Move One Place On’

A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.
Houston, Texas

‘Moonwalker’

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.
Conroe, Texas

Shepard's Barber Shop

For nearly a century, one of the oldest barbershops in Texas has been cutting hair the old fashioned way.