A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

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

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

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

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.

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

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

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

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

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

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

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

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.