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

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

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

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

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

The Binghamton area is home to six of the last remaining hand-carved vintage carousels.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Lake Champlain Bridge, the recently demolished and rebuilt bridge where they filmed "What Lies Beneath".