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

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

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 shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.

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.

Fears of Satanic worshippers swirl around five Celtic-inspired megaliths.

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.

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

Home to a full-scale replica of the Ezekiel Airship, an aircraft that allegedly flew in 1902—a year before the Wright brothers took to the skies over Kitty Hawk.

The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.

A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.

A synth musician's paradise at the heart of a community responsible for the soundtrack to 'Stranger Things.'

In 1977, wealthy socialite Sandra West was buried wearing an elegant white nightdress while reclining comfortably in her powder-blue 1964 Ferrari.

The largest public collection of roses in the United States.

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

A collection of obscure and vintage equipment used for television, film, and radio.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

Hike the ruins of a zoo that was shut down by an unsolved murder.

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

On the outskirts of San Antonio, a small bridge is said to be the home of a mysterious local legend known as the "Donkey Lady."

A local museum honors Wheeler native Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon.

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

Park filled with machinery that drove the southern agriculture and oil industries forward.

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