Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

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

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

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

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

Victims of the Webster Massacre are buried here in a mass grave.

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

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

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

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

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

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

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