Floating gracefully above the shimmering waters of Lady Bird Lake, Austin's elevated Boardwalk creates a seamless 10-mile urban trail experience in the heart of Texas's capital city.

What makes this urban pathway truly special are the artistic elements woven throughout—embedded bronze wildlife tracks, interpretive signage about local ecology, and periodic moonlight towers that illuminate the path with a gentle glow after dusk.

This extraordinary 60-ton labyrinth of discarded treasures rises three stories high, crafted by artist Vince Hannemann over three decades from thousands of cast-off objects—bicycles, televisions, kitchen utensils, road signs, and countless oddities. Visitors who venture through its narrow, winding passages discover secret rooms, spiral staircases, and whimsical vignettes where rusty metal and forgotten artifacts transform into something magical.