Glen Rose, Texas
Creation Evidence Museum
A museum showcasing fossils purportedly proving a 6,000-year-old Earth.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Nederland, Texas
Dutch Windmill Museum
A replica of a Dutch windmill in honor of those who settled in the region from the Netherlands.
Austin, Texas
Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue
A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.
El Paso, Texas
Rosa's Cantina
One of El Paso's oldest dives may have inspired the classic Marty Robbins song.
Galveston, Texas
Bishop's Palace
This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.
Houston, Texas
Virtuoso Sculpture
Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.
Austin, Texas
Whip In
This convenience store-turned-brewpub serves up inventive Indian cuisine and a wide selection of beers.
Port Arthur, Texas
Museum of the Gulf Coast
Hidden within a Gulf Coast port city is a wonderfully eclectic museum whose beginnings were housed in a bank window.
Dallas, Texas
Half Price Books Flagship Store
A Texas-sized secondhand bookstore features 54,000 square feet of books, music, and media.
Huntsville, Texas
Sam Houston Statue
The world's tallest statue of an American hero.
Houston, Texas
Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park
This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.
Dallas, Texas
Klyde Warren Park
A city park that sits on top of a freeway.
Austin, Texas
Mount Bonnell
Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.
Austin, Texas
Frost Bank Tower
Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.
Fort Stockton, Texas
Paisano Pete
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
El Paso, Texas
Lhakhang Cultural Exhibit
A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.
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.
San Antonio, Texas
The Grotto
Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.
Carrollton, Texas
Russian Banya Family Spa and Café
Hidden within a spa in a Texas strip mall is a restaurant specializing in Eastern European foods.
Dallas, Texas
Texas Theatre
This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.
Marfa, Texas
Hotel Paisano
A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."
Austin, Texas
The Harry Ransom Center
The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.
Houston, Texas
Twilight Epiphany Skyspace
Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.
San Antonio, Texas
Rosita's Bridge
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
