An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.

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

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

In Parr Park, thousands of painted rocks line this walking trail.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

This family cemetery is a reminder of a smallpox outbreak in late-19th-century Texas.

Victims of the Webster Massacre are buried here in a mass grave.

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

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

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

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.

Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

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

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

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

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

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

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