Places aberrantariel Wants to Go

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

This unassuming North Austin neighborhood was built to test the novel idea of home air conditioning.

This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A quirky collection of old chairs fills a random vacant lot in suburban Texas.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.