This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

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

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

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

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

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

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

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

A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.

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

Hidden within a spa in a Texas strip mall is a restaurant specializing in Eastern European foods.

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

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

This theatre was made famous after Lee Harvey Oswald was captured inside watching a film.

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

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

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