Places carofine Wants to Go

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

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

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

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.