Places arielgrace Wants to Go

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

The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

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

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

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

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

This museum is dedicated to the history and design of purses.

A space-age 1950s pavilion on a secluded path is full of Toronto history surprises.

An abandoned 1970s theme park that has been turned into a space for waterfront walking.

A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.