Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

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

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.

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

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

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

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

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

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

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

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

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

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

Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.