This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

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

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

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.