This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.

This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.

The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

These boots are made for selfies.

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

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

An entire subdivision was accidentally built on a flood plain, resulting in its eventual demolition—but the streets are still there.

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

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

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

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

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

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

This beautifully verdant lagoon is tucked below a massive volcano in a crater atop a black pebble beach.

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

A shrine-like museum entirely dedicated to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

Crafted from ocean litter, this sculpture highlights the ills of overconsumption.

A micronation on an islet along the coast of a Portuguese island.

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.