Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

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

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

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

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

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

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

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

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

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

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

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

This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

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."

An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

This California artist's front yard acts as a gallery for his unique, scrap metal animal sculptures.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.