This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

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

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

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

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

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

Known as the most resilient water tower in the region.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

The site of William McKinley's tragic assassination is only marked by an underwhelming boulder.