Texas Beyond the Travel Guide

Texas is, of course, big and is home to countless of interesting and entertaining sites for the visitor. And nearly all of these sites have been admirably covered in tourist guidebooks and travel websites. But there is even more to Texas. Much more, but for now, we'll have to settle on this list of ten interesting sites that most Texas travel guides miss.

Cadillac Ranch Located along the historic Route 66 in Amarillo, you'll find the remains of ten "old school" graffiti covered Cadillacs half buried in the ground resembling some kind of ancient monument to the gods. Bring your spray paint cans; adding your own graffiti is permissible. Bruce Springsteen's song "Cadillac Ranch" was inspired by this site.

Dealey Plaza in Dallas This is where is John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. The Texas School Book Depository Building, where Lee Harvey Oswald worked and from where he fired his fatal shots is still standing and is today open to the public. Admission to the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is $10. Kennedy was shot while his motorcade was headed down Elm Street towards the rail overpass.

Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Located in Austin on the campus of the University of Texas, the LBJ museum is an official Presidential Museum and is administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. For the visitor, it provides an informative and fun look into the Johnson Administration. Both the Presidential limousine used by Johnson, a 1968 Lincoln, and a 1910 Model T, an auto similar to the one used by the Johnson family during LBJ's youth, are on display. Admission is free.