For the first time in decades, a new plant genus and species has been discovered in a national park, Big Bend National Park to be specific. It's been confirmed as a member of the sunflower family but it looks NOTHING like a sunflower.
Santa Elena Canyon is considered to be one of the most beautiful parts of Big Bend. TexasHillCountry.com describes it this way:
"With walls upwards of 1,500 feet, Santa Elena Canyon has the tallest cliffs forming this Texas canyon, but it also has something else quite unique..."
Texas is big with tons of great places to see. Here are the top three places in Texas that even Texans want to visit. Have you been to any of these places?