Grand Saline, Texas
The Salt Palace
A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
College Station, Texas
Bottle Cap Alley
Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.
San Antonio, Texas
Alamo Line in the Sand
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
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.
Dallas, Texas
Texas Centennial Art Deco Buildings
A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.
San Antonio, Texas
Rosita's Bridge
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
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."
Galveston, Texas
S. S. Selma
A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.
Dallas, Texas
The Texas Woofus
A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.
Galveston, Texas
The Kettle House
This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.
Fort Worth, Texas
Cowgirl Hall of Fame
A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.
Hondo, Texas
Ruins of St Dominic's Catholic Church
On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.
San Antonio, Texas
McNutt Sculpture Garden
This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.
Karnack, Texas
Caddo Lake
Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.
Dallas, Texas
The Grave of Bonnie Parker
The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.
Marfa, Texas
Chinati Foundation
Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.
Austin, Texas
Elisabet Ney Museum
Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.
Mineral Wells, Texas
Camp Wolters
Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.
El Paso, Texas
Hueco Tanks
Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.
San Antonio, Texas
Largest Virgin Mary Mosaic in the World
The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.
Odessa, Texas
Stonehenge Replica
A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.
Houston, Texas
Palace of the Golden Orbs
An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.
Marble Falls Township, Texas
Dead Man's Hole
Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.
Houston, Texas
Smither Park
A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.
