This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

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

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

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

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

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.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

Amtrak's least-used stop in the entire country sits in a tiny West Texas town.

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

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.

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

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

A one-of-a-kind blind-accessible, interactive mural.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.