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

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

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

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

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

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

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a 90 year old passion play.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.