Places theannieroush Wants to Go

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

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

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

A Texas landowner spelled out his name with three miles of trees, a giant signature that's been used by NASA to evaluate satellite imagery.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

An ever-growing collection of rare and strange objects owned by local Arkansas illusionist Maxwell Blade.

Mobsters came for a soak in the hot springs, and stayed for the illegal gambling and bootlegging.

Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.

This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

A 70-foot replica of the famed Eiffel Tower.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.