The Texas Bucket List

Host Shane McAuliffe heads out to explore summer fun in Texas. Featuring Newman's Castle, the XIT Rodeo and BBQ, the South Padre Island Dolphin and Research and Sea Life Center, and Luckenbach.

Host Shane McAuliffe showcases the top five burgers of season 8 and crowns the Burger of the Season. Featuring Tolbert's in Grapevine, Alamo Springs Café in Fredericksburg, Kenney Store in Kenney, Wingfield's in Dallas, and Captain Billy Whizzbang's in Waco.

Host Shane McAuliffe slips into his dancing shoes at La Lomita Park in McAllen, shuffles off to Groesbeck for a burger at Billy B's Sale Barn Café, and catches the Fandangle in Albany that's been a Texas tradition since 1937. Featuring music by Keeton Coffman.

Host Shane McAuliffe visits the Tower Station in Shamrock, the gas station that served as inspiration for the filling station in Disney's Cars; tries a burger in Brownsville so good people cross the boarder on a daily bases to eat it at Rutledge Burgers; and enjoys music with deep Texas roots and German lineage in Boerne. Featuring music by Micky and the Motor Cars

Host Shane McAuliffe has a drink with a salute to our veterans at The West End Elixir in College Station, digs into the spinach artichoke burger at the Kenney Store in Kenney, and hops onto the Wyler Aerial Tramway that was built in 1959 in El Paso. Featuring music by Gary P. Nunn.

Host Shane McAuliffe gets into the Fiesta spirit at Amols' in San Antonio, gets a burger with a special seasoning and blessing at Snow Bunny Cones in Bay City, and weaves into the Texas Basket Company in Jacksonville. Featuring music by Mark Walton.

Host Shane McAuliffe is reminded just how beautiful nature can be at the Shangri la Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange; eats a burger with a story sure to warm your heart and excite scientific minds at Wingfield's in Dallas; and boards a Texas gem that's more than 100 years old, the Battleship Texas, in La Porte. Featuring music by Morgan Ashley.

Host Shane McAuliffe pins down the history of bowling and meets some professional bowling coaches in Arlington at the International Bowling Museum, joins the He-Man-Woman-Hater burger club at Spanky's for a burger inspired by The Little Rascals, and casts his line in the friendly fishing community of Port Mansfield. Featuring music by Nathan Bonnes.

Host Shane McAuliffe checks out the oldest RV in the world and then some at the RV Museum in Amarillo, catches a bite of the Crawfish burger in Anahuac at The Crawfish Place, and takes a trip to Rockport-Fulton to tour the Fulton Mansion. Featuring music by Zane Williams.

Host Shane McAuliffe makes new friends who you might call blessings at the Hotel Blessing in Blessing, pigs out on the Whizz-pigg at Captain Billy Whizzbang's in Waco, and ends this week's travels with a toast in Sandia with Wild Rag Vodka. Featuring music by Brad Gomez.

Host Shane McAuliffe celebrates Sam Houston's birthday in Huntsville, eats the Terlingua Burger made with famous chili at Tolbert's in Grapevine, and finds his inner child at The Austin Toy Museum. Featuring music by Cody Joe Hodges.

Host Shane McAuliffe hangs loose at the Texas Surf Museum in Corpus Christi, chows down on a grilled cheese burger in Wichita Falls at Willie's Place, and visits some of the oldest communicated messages in Texas in Paint Rock. Featuring music by Rich O'Toole.

Host Shane McAuliffe rolls through Ox Ranch in Uvalde driving a Sherman Tank, eats a burger fit for the cover of Texas Monthly at Alamo Springs Café in Fredericksburg, and satisfies his sweet tooth with some King Cake at Rao's Bakery in Beaumont. Featuring music by Mark Randell.