Highlights by zone. Click any item to center it on the map.

Zone 1: Austin / San Antonio / Hill Country

• UT Austin Harry Ransom Center St. John fragment — oldest surviving fragment of any Christian Gospel. hrc.utexas.edu ♡
• Pilgrim Center of Hope Permanent free full-size certified Shroud of Turin replica and related displays. pilgrimcenterofhope.org ♡
• San Antonio Missions National Historical Park UNESCO site: Concepción (original frescoes), San José, San Juan, Espada (aqueduct). nps.gov/saan ♡
• The Alamo Mission San Antonio de Valero, founded 1718. thealamo.org ♡
• San Fernando Cathedral Oldest continuously functioning religious community in Texas (1731). sfcathedral.org ♡
• Painted Churches (High Hill area) German/Czech immigrant churches with hand-painted trompe-l’œil interiors. Near Schulenburg ♡

Zone 2: Houston

• National Museum of Funeral History Permanent authorized Shroud of Turin replica (one of seven from Bergamo flax). nmfh.org ♡
• Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Piece of the True Cross under the altar. sacredhearthouston.org ♡
• Houston Museum of Natural Science Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit (original biblical fragments; opens Nov 2026). hmns.org ♡

Zone 3: Dallas–Fort Worth

• SMU Bridwell Library Two Gutenberg Bibles and Saint John’s Bible on permanent display. smu.edu/bridwell ♡

Zone 4: Beach (Galveston)

• St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica 1847 cathedral inspired by King’s College Chapel. Galveston ♡