This ancient art form was used to capture the lives and struggles of the Haywood Street ministry.

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

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

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.

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

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This grimly-titled Texas cemetery is all that remains of a Wild West settlement with possibly the worst name.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

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

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

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

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.