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

A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

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.

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

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

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

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

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.