The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.