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

Beer lover's can-covered house.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

A historic, century-old house plopped along the perimeter of Houston's ballpark.

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

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

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

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

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

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

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

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

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

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

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

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

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