Austin, Texas
Sparky Park
A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.
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Austin, Texas
A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.
Austin, Texas
Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.
West, Texas
Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.
Dallas, Texas
A city park that sits on top of a freeway.
Dallas, Texas
This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
Dallas, Texas
One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.
Dallas, Texas
The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.
Dallas, Texas
The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.
Fort Worth, Texas
The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.
Fort Worth, Texas
A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.
Tyler, Texas
A mysterious drive-in nestled in the forest that leaves little to the imagination.
Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Lake Wales, Florida
A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.
Kissimmee, Florida
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.
Celebration, Florida
Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.
Clermont, Florida
An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.
Orlando, Florida
Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.
Orlando, Florida
A different kind of swan princess.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.
Pensacola, Florida
One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.
Pensacola, Florida
A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.