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 spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

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

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

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

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

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

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.