Places Bingtx Wants to Go

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

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

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.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

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

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

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.