A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.