This departure gate in Austin's airport sends travelers to over 120 imaginary destinations.

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

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

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

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

A seven-foot-tall cast concrete Native American Chief stands on the south railing of the historic Commerce Street Bridge, commissioned in 1914.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

One patriotic farmer's ode to the 9/11 tragedy remains even after the farm changed hands.

This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.