Luling, Texas
Luling Watermelon Water Tower
A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.
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West, Texas
Czech Stop & Little Czech Bakery
Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.
Seguin, Texas
World's Largest Pecan
The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.
Dublin, Texas
Dublin Bottling Works
This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.
Waco, Texas
Dr Pepper Museum
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth Water Gardens
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
