Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

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

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.

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

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

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

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

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

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

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.