Places zdficken Wants to Go

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

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

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

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

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

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

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

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

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

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

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