Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

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

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

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.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

It's believed the famed author's parents once used this spring to gather water.

At this Nashville restaurant, cheese and charcuterie arrive via conveyor belt.

Buttermilk biscuits so nice, you'll say “yay” twice.

A 70-foot replica of the famed Eiffel Tower.

The world's largest version of this iconic puzzle cube is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.