Places achesnais Wants to Go

In Parr Park, thousands of painted rocks line this walking trail.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

One nutty businessman’s unique tribute to an ancient tool.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

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

A curious statue fit for a mad tea party.

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

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

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

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

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

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.

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

A community-funded monument to kindness in the face of life's difficulties.

A park home to some unusually large rocks.