Places ATX Mike Wants to Go

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

The strange and snarky traditions of the lumber industry's fraternal order began with five men waiting for a train here in Arkansas.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.