Places SpaceBeagle Wants to Go

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

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

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Seven flags adorn this Texas museum, one for each of the powers that have ruled the area.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

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

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

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

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

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.