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

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

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

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

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

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

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.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

These boots are made for selfies.

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

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

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

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.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.