Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Gibsland, Louisiana
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.
Gibsland, Louisiana
Historical marker at the spot where Bonnie and Clyde were killed.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
A free museum that memorializes the deadliest river flood in American history, and the civil engineering efforts to tame the Mississippi River.
Magnolia, Mississippi
A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.
Natchez, Mississippi
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
St. Francisville, Louisiana
Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.
Huntsville, Texas
The world's tallest statue of an American hero.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.
Norman, Oklahoma
This enthusiast-led facility is the only museum in the country dedicated to the preservation of weather artifacts.
Columbus, Texas
An entire home filled with over 3,000 pieces of Santa memorabilia in glass cases, walls, on Christmas trees, and even in the bathroom.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
San Antonio, Texas
These boots are made for selfies.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.
Fort Worth, Texas
Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.
Waco, Texas
Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.
Boerne, Texas
This small, 19th-century structure is all the remains of a once lively travelers' inn that General Robert E. Lee frequented.
Bowie, Texas
A town pays homage to its namesake.
Fort Worth, Texas
The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.
Cisco, Texas
Where Santa Claus held up a Texas bank and started a statewide manhunt.
Cross Plains, Texas
An Americana dreamscape.
Mountain City, Georgia
Where you can experience the story of Appalachia, as told by Appalachians.
Columbus, Mississippi
The birthplace and original home of the legendary American playwright.
Atlanta, Georgia
One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.
