This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

A collection of housewares from recent Irish history adjoined by a tower from ancient Irish history.

The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.

Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

Park filled with machinery that drove the southern agriculture and oil industries forward.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

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

A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.

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

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

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

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."