This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

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

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.