Places davidchute11 Wants to Go

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

Once the smallest park in the national system.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

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

One of the largest publicly funded mural in the country is one city's love letter to itself.

The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.

Roadside attraction with more than 1,000 stuffed and mounted animal skins displayed in simulated natural habitats with hand-painted backdrops.

A museum within a former train depot tells the true story of a distinctly French-Louisiana musical genre.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

Whimsical bronze sculptures of smiling coins and houses await visitors to this park.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.