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

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

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

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

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

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

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

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

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

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

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

These boots are made for selfies.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.