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

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

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

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

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.

Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.

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

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

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

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

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

These boots are made for selfies.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.