Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

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

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

Soldiers honored the beloved Pat with a special grave.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

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

This is one really big nut.

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

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."

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

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

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.