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

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

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

A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

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

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

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

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

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

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

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

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

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

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.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

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

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

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