Places allykmata Wants to Go

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.

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

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

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

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

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

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

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.