This unassuming North Austin neighborhood was built to test the novel idea of home air conditioning.

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

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.

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

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.

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

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

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

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

New York's oldest magic store.