The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

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

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

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

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

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

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

What was meant as an innocent piece of art has earned a reputation as the "mansplaining sculpture."

For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.