This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

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

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

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

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

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Before TV meteorologists, there were weather kiosks. This may be the last one in the United States.

The world's largest version of this iconic puzzle cube is located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

This restored 18th-century house was once the home of Lititz's first tobacconist.

The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."

This iconic Lancaster everyman has been reading the same story since 1980.

A sacred collection of indigenous rock art.

This video store is a horror buff's dream.

One man’s religious convictions led him to build this stone castle meant to withstand an apocalypse.

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

Stroll around the headstones of notable figures from Knoxville's history, as well as towering monoliths and melancholic headstones.

A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.