Panhandle, Texas
Pantex Plant
The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.
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Panhandle, Texas
The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.
Zavalla, Texas
A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.
Burnet, Texas
An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.
Fort Stockton, Texas
The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
Comfort, Texas
This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.
San Angelo, Texas
A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.
Sweetwater, Texas
A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.
El Paso, Texas
A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.
San Angelo, Texas
The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.
San Antonio, Texas
Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.
San Antonio, Texas
A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.
Rockport, Texas
The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.
Comstock, Texas
Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.
Austin, Texas
Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.
Llano, Texas
This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.
San Marcos, Texas
Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.
El Paso, Texas
Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.
Marfa, Texas
A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 filmĀ "Giant."
Galveston, Texas
A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.
Bushland, Texas
The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.
Houston, Texas
This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.
San Antonio, Texas
This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.