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

These boots are made for selfies.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

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

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

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

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

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

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

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

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

A park dedicated to the titular writer filled with references to his work.

A memorial dedicated to those who lost their lives working in what is now a massive tourist attraction.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.