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

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

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

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

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

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

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

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

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

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

Antiques by the Bay.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

Social saloon from a scrapped trans-Pacific 19th century steamer.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.