This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

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

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

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

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.

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

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

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

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

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

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

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

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

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

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

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

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.