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

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

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

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

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

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.