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

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

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

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

A historic gristmill that still produces flour and grits the old-fashioned way.

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

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

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

The smallest restaurant in the world.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.