Places ravendragonwing Wants to Go

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

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

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

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

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

A 1542-foot-long suspension bridge offers scenic mountain views.

On Nobel Street, a miniature statue of Alfred Nobel.

A 1:42 scale model of the world's second largest lensed telescope.