In Texas, we’re blessed with so much natural beauty that anyone in their right mind would kill to experience in their lifetime. However, some of the most eye-catching, magnificent sights in Texas lurk in the shadows, cloaked in darkness and mystery until someone decides to bring them to light. I bring you some of the most intriguing, eerily beautiful photos captured in Texas:

  1. An eerie shot of the Dallas Courthouse photographed through the creaking branches of a tree.

April Moore-Harris/Flickr

  1. Spooky full moon hiding behind the clouds overlooking the Texas Gulf Coast.

Ray Bodden/Flickr

  1. A late night storm rolls in over Waco, lighting the sky in a foreboding, ghostly purple glow.

Jeff Reid/Flickr

  1. A creepy shot of a tree trunk along the Trinity River in West Fort Worth.

tech4him/Flickr

  1. “Through the Mist” in Tucker, Texas.

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  1. A thick fog blankets the land at Nash Farm in Grapevine.

TexasEagle/Flickr

  1. Another mysterious, yet beautiful shot of trees outlined in the eerie fog in Central Texas.

Rockin’Rita/Flickr

  1. A dreary day at the park in Texas resembles a beautiful painting.

Road Fun/Flickr

  1. Freezing rain creates a chillingly gorgeous scene in the woods of Mostyn, Texas.

Magalle L’Abbe/Flickr

  1. The train track leading to nowhere on a cold, foggy morning.

Stacy Winsett/Flickr

  1. A secluded cabin in the woods in La Grange, Texas.

Jason St Peter/Flickr

  1. Haunting full moon over Lady Bird Lake in Austin.

Jack/Flickr

  1. A meringue sky looms over the still trees of Georgetown.

Anne Worner/Flickr

  1. A foggy moonlit bridge awaits you in Alvin, Texas.

Noel Hankamer/Flickr

  1. Playing a game of hide and seek in the shadowy forest. Ready or not..

greg westfall/Flickr

Do you have any mystical, yet undeniably beautiful photos to share with us? If so, please leave them in the comments, or tell us about any hauntingly enchanted places you have visited recently!

April Moore-Harris/Flickr

Ray Bodden/Flickr

Jeff Reid/Flickr

tech4him/Flickr

dbarcus1/Flickr

TexasEagle/Flickr

Rockin’Rita/Flickr

Road Fun/Flickr

Magalle L’Abbe/Flickr

Stacy Winsett/Flickr

Jason St Peter/Flickr

Jack/Flickr

Anne Worner/Flickr

Noel Hankamer/Flickr

greg westfall/Flickr

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