Places amandajane Wants to Go

Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.

This 1939 grave of a British soldier now receives legions of unlikely visitors.

As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

This amazing ancient cave was kept secret for seven years to protect it from the public.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

A musical sanctuary that preserves gospel’s Golden Age is tucked inside a library at Baylor University.

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

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

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

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

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

The man who wasn't there.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

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

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.