The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

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

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

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

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

These boots are made for selfies.

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

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

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

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