What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

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

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.