Marfa, Texas
Marfa Lights
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Canyon, Texas
Palo Duro Canyon
The Grand Canyon of Texas.
Cedar Creek, Texas
Pecan Pie Vending Machine
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Wimberley, Texas
Jacob's Well
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
Amarillo, Texas
Cadillac Ranch
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Old Tunnel Bat Colony
Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.
Fredericksburg, Texas
National Museum of the Pacific War
Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Enchanted Rock
An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
Dripping Springs, Texas
Hamilton Pool
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Austin, Texas
The Sometimes Islands
Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth Water Gardens
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
Glen Rose, Texas
Dinosaur Valley State Park
Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.
Waco, Texas
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.
