This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.

The cremains of those who donated their bodies to science are buried in a tiny cemetery behind the building.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

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

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

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

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

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

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

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

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.