Places reaganmachugh Wants to Go

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

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

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.