Austin, Texas
Museum of the Weird
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
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Austin, Texas
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Austin, Texas
A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.
Schulenburg, Texas
Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.
Rockport, Texas
The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.
Houston, Texas
One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.
Houston, Texas
A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.
Conroe, Texas
For nearly a century, one of the oldest barbershops in Texas has been cutting hair the old fashioned way.
Conroe, Texas
The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.
Houston, Texas
Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.
Huntsville, Texas
Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.
Paris, Texas
In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
An ever-growing collection of rare and strange objects owned by local Arkansas illusionist Maxwell Blade.
Marfa, Texas
This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.
Atlanta, Georgia
A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.
Marfa, Texas
With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.
Marfa, Texas
Not everything is bigger in Texas.
Balmorhea, Texas
A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.
New Orleans, Louisiana
One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.
Paris, France
The narrowest street in Paris.
Paris, France
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Los Angeles, California
An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.