Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.

Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

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

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

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

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.

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

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

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

Imagine having a street run right through your home, or better yet, a historic bridge three stories high.

A partially hidden wall graffitied by spectators of the 1976 Bicentennial, recently rediscovered.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.