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Cockroach Museum features roach celebrities and live hissing cockroaches.

See the sky in a new way through this art installation.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.

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

Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

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

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.

A tower that pays homage to local sailors who perished under the waves.

Home to a full-scale replica of the Ezekiel Airship, an aircraft that allegedly flew in 1902—a year before the Wright brothers took to the skies over Kitty Hawk.

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

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

This hollowed salt dome is the largest oil storage facility in the world, hoarding 250 million barrels of crude oil.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

This unusual roadside attraction filled with handcrafted signage is home to a unique church.

The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

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

A local museum honors Wheeler native Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon.

A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.