This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

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

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

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

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.