Places dlappico Wants to Go

Cockroach Museum features roach celebrities and live hissing cockroaches.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

A town pays homage to its namesake.

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.

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

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

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

The only international border marker within the United States.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

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

These boots are made for selfies.

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

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

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.