Places Deano Wants to Go

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

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

This museum features the original car used on the Beverly Hillbillies sitcom.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.

This sandstone marvel of nature is worth a stop along Highway 65.

This stadium was the home of the first organized night baseball game.

People of the Plum Bayou culture built these enormous mounds over 1,000 years ago.

Iconic figures in concrete and steel in the High Plains of Texas.

The historic tall ship is one of just three of its kind still sailing open waters today.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

This small-town museum is dedicated to the original western movie mega-star.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

Local legend says that someone is buried in the trunk.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.

A beautiful botanical garden in the heart of the Natural State.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

A historic, century-old house plopped along the perimeter of Houston's ballpark.

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

A remarkably futuristic building sits in the oldest town in Louisiana.

It reportedly took three years to sort through all the objects in this eclectic lifelong collection.

Joseph and Victor Stanzel were Texas farm boys who built a model aircraft empire.