Places clpartin Wants to Go

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

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

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

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.

A mysterious drive-in nestled in the forest that leaves little to the imagination.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

The only international border marker within the United States.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

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

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

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

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

These boots are made for selfies.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.