Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by North America. It is bounded to the north by the Gulf Coast of …

San Antonio Missions, Part 5: San Francisco de la Espada

Mission San Francisco de la Espada is the second Roman Catholic mission that was established in Texas by Spain in order to convert …

San Antonio Missions, Part 4: San Juan Capistrano

Originally Christened as “La Misión San José de los Nazonis” in 1716, the present-day Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded in …

San Antonio Missions, Part 3: San José

Mission San José is just one of a series of historic Catholic missions in San Antonio, Texas. This one in particular was founded …

Dallas-Fort Worth Int’l Airport (DFW)

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is notable in several ways, including being: the 2nd-busiest international gateway in Texas the 2nd-largest …

San Antonio Missions, Part 2: Concepción

Mission Concepción was first established by Franciscan Friars in 1711 (as Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de los Hainais) in eastern …

Houston Japanese Garden

Designed by Tokyo landscape designer Ken Nakajima and opened in 1992, Houston’s Japanese Garden is a 5.5-acre garden located within Hermann Park. The garden is …

Meyerson Symphony Center

Opened in September 1989, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, is already ranked as one of …

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston

The not-for-profit Contemporary Arts Museum – Houston (CAMH) is currently located in a building designed by Gunnar Birkerts (above), which it has …

Fort Worth Botanic Garden

The 110-acre Fort Worth Botanic Garden was established in 1934, making it the oldest major botanic garden in Texas. Located in …

Casa Mañana

The Casa Mañana (or the “House of Tomorrow”), located in Fort Worth’s “Cultural District” (which also includes the Modern Art Museum of …

Rothko Chapel

Founded in Houston, Texas by John and Dominique de Menil (who also founded the nearby Menil Collection), The Rothko Chapel is a non-denominational chapel whose interior, with its …

Dallas Museum of Art

The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), currently located in the Dallas Arts District, was created in 1963 as a result of the …

Top 10 U.S. State Flags

According to a 2001 survey conducted by the North American Vexillological Association, all of the U.S. State flags were subjectively …

Texas State Flag

Although relatively simple in its design, the state flag of Texas, known as the Lone Star Flag and officially adopted in …

Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Originally opened in 1961 as the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, the museum’s original collection of around 300 works …

Menil Collection

The Menil Collection, located in Houston, refers to both the private art collection of its founders, John and Dominique de Menil, as …

Crow Museum of Asian Art

Opened in 1998, as a way to keep their extensive Asian art collection intact as a legacy for their children …

Kimbell Art Museum

Opened in 1972, the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, was built by the wealthy businessman Kay Kimbell, who …

San Antonio River Walk

The San Antonio River Walk (aka Paseo del Río) in Texas is a network of tree-lined walkways below street level along …

San Antonio Missions, Part 1: The Alamo

The Alamo (originally known as Misión San Antonio de Valero) was founded in the 18th century as a Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound, …

Space Center Houston

Space Center Houston is the official visitor center of the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) center for human spaceflight activities. …