A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

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

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

One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.

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

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

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

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

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

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

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

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

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.

"Dallas’s pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery."

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.