Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

The man who wasn't there.

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

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

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

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

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

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

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

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

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

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

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

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

These boots are made for selfies.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

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

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

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.