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

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

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

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.