A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

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

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.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

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

Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

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

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

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

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

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

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

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

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

The man who wasn't there.