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This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

The only brothel on the National Register of Historic Places.

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

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

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

A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.

The former home of one of America's greatest short story writers is home to an annual pun competition.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

The Branch Davidian compound known as the Mount Carmel Center became the site of one of the most controversial law enforcement operations in U.S. history.

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.

Michelangelo's first known painting went unnoticed for over 500 years

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

The final resting place of a music legend.

Fears of Satanic worshippers swirl around five Celtic-inspired megaliths.

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

A wild-haired maestro surrenders to artistic passion in this multi-story mural.