Places alwaysheartshapedboxes Wants to Go

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

A synth musician's paradise at the heart of a community responsible for the soundtrack to 'Stranger Things.'

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

A tribute to one of the most memorable characters from the Transformers movie series.

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.

The final resting place of a baseball legend who was better known for his behavior off the field.

This Texas home and garden was the masterpiece of a British portrait painter.

A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.

A one-of-a-kind blind-accessible, interactive mural.

The home of a former Minor League baseball team that beat Joe DiMaggio's New York Yankees in 1949.

This magical oasis in East Texas is one of the most biodiverse acres in the country.

The former home of one of America's greatest short story writers is home to an annual pun competition.

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.

This small museum inside a larger sports complex honors the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the U.S., and his life of achievement and struggle.

A park home to some unusually large rocks.

This small canyon park was once the main street of Silver City—until a flood washed it away.

Dedicated to the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross.

This massive Art Deco-inspired mural was the world's largest augmented reality artwork at the time of its completion.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.

Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.

This 1930s-era Route 66 Tulsa landmark was moved, restored, and filled with neon.