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A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

A collection of vintage liaison aircraft kept in flying condition and on display at an airfield in San Antonio.

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

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.

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

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

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

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

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

San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

The man who wasn't there.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

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

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

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

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.