El Paso, Texas
Sunland Park Dinosaur Tracks
Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.
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El Paso, Texas
Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.
Hidalgo, Texas
A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.
San Antonio, Texas
Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
Llano, Texas
This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.
Bushland, Texas
The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.
Austin, Texas
Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.
Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Dallas, Texas
The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.
Marble Falls Township, Texas
Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.
Amarillo, Texas
These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.
Burnet, Texas
This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.
Culberson County, Texas
Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.
Balmorhea, Texas
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
Fredericksburg, Texas
Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.
Dallas, Texas
A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.
Amarillo, Texas
A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.
Shamrock, Texas
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
Helotes, Texas
Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.
Houston, Texas
A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.
Cedar Creek, Texas
The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.
Denton, Texas
A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.
Fredericksburg, Texas
An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
Mineral Wells, Texas
This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.