Texas is huge, flat and hot in the summer. But it also has long stretches of beach, cosmopolitan cities and superb food, particularly Tex-Mex, Mexican and barbecue. After Alaska, it’s the second biggest state with America’s largest highway network. But its most scenic roads are tucked away in faraway places, like north in the Texas Panhandle and west along the Rio Grande and Mexico border. These remote locations take awhile to reach but as the saying goes, “Everything is Bigger in Texas” which means lengthy drives on long stretches of highway to reach spectacular attractions are just part of the Lone Star State experience.