This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

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

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

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

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

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

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.

An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.