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.

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

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

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

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."

This beautiful and unmissable little museum is full of fascinating artifacts from Mesoamerica's great civilizations.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.