Places ChicheroniesDelFuego Wants to Go

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

A community-funded monument to kindness in the face of life's difficulties.

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

A collection of vintage liaison aircraft kept in flying condition and on display at an airfield in San Antonio.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

These boots are made for selfies.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

This church is said to have connections to the Knights Templars.

Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?

Believed to be the former location of one of the earliest Viking assemblies in Europe.

The remains of a 13th-century stronghold built by the Welsh prince known as Llywelyn the Last.