Places beckerbri Wants to Go

A stone face watches over the river.

The Real LegoLand.

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

Seven flags adorn this Texas museum, one for each of the powers that have ruled the area.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.