The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

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

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

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

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

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

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

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

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

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

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

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.