Places Adventure Monkey Wants to Go

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

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

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

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

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

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

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

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

The only international border marker within the United States.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

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

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

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

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.