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

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

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

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

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

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

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

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

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

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

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

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

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

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

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

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

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