This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

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

A tiny graveyard with a mysterious past.

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

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

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

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

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

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

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

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

This German fountain of a legendary apple wine-loving drink thief will spit on you.

A giant snail sculpture looking longingly at the German traffic museum.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.

The scars of World War II are preserved on its walls.

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

Each year, Germany's "City of Dragons" slays the world's largest walking robot.

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.