A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

These boots are made for selfies.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

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

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

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

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

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

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

This unassuming North Austin neighborhood was built to test the novel idea of home air conditioning.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

Local arts organization founded in a former church.