A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

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

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

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

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

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

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

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

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

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

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