Places afink Wants to Go

This unusual monument shows a naked Simón Bolívar stripped of clothing, medals, and swords.

A three-tiered waterfall plummets from a mountain cave with amazing views over the countryside.

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.

Two massive and unstable sinkholes are yearning to unite, and their consummation could be catastrophic.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

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

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

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

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

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

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

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

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