Seguin, Texas
World's Largest Pecan
The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.
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Seguin, Texas
The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.
Austin, Texas
A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.
Austin, Texas
This convenience store-turned-brewpub serves up inventive Indian cuisine and a wide selection of beers.
Austin, Texas
This Austin music venue is an homage to a legendary figure in the local blues scene.
Austin, Texas
To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Austin, Texas
This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.
Austin, Texas
An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.
Austin, Texas
This departure gate in Austin's airport sends travelers to over 120 imaginary destinations.
Austin, Texas
A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.
Leander, Texas
Victims of the Webster Massacre are buried here in a mass grave.
Lampasas, Texas
A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.
Llano, Texas
This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.
Burnet, Texas
This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.
Burnet, Texas
An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.
Marble Falls Township, Texas
Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.
Bastrop, Texas
The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.
Cedar Creek, Texas
The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.
Cedar Creek, Texas
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.
Austin, Texas
Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."
Austin, Texas
An 18-foot-tall troll sculpture, made from recycled wood and materials found in nature.
Austin, Texas
At this Austin dive bar, it's been Christmas every day for more than 50 years.
New Braunfels, Texas
Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
Austin, Texas
This unassuming North Austin neighborhood was built to test the novel idea of home air conditioning.