Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

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

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

In a beautiful open space on the north side of the Palmer Divide sits one solitary 19th-century gravestone in a copse of trees.

Annual celebration commemorating the 1965 sighting of strange lights in the town.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

These boots are made for selfies.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

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.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground