Places AngelusCowl Wants to Go

Unusual house, in an unusual neighborhood, home to some very unusual peanuts.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.