Dedicated to the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross.

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

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

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

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

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

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

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

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

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

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

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

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

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

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

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

Known as one of America's most beautiful public restrooms.

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

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

The only international border marker within the United States.