Places spookynin Wants to Go

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

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

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

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

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

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.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

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

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

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

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

On the outskirts of San Antonio, a small bridge is said to be the home of a mysterious local legend known as the "Donkey Lady."

In 1977, wealthy socialite Sandra West was buried wearing an elegant white nightdress while reclining comfortably in her powder-blue 1964 Ferrari.

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

The cremains of those who donated their bodies to science are buried in a tiny cemetery behind the building.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

A collection of vintage liaison aircraft kept in flying condition and on display at an airfield in San Antonio.

A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.