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

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

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

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

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

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

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

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

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

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

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

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

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

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

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

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

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.