Places 13rac1 Wants to Go

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

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

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

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

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

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

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

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

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

A strange sandstone formation in the middle of nowhere presents an interesting climbing opportunity.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his moniker to peaks.

The 7,000-year-old calcium carbonate formation creates a magnificent natural bridge.