San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

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

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

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

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

These boots are made for selfies.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

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

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

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

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.