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

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

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

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

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

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

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

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