Places hopemch Wants to Go

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

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

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

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

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

This Tennessee manse was built so opulent that the very utilities doomed it to fail.

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.

A heartwarming message to those entering and departing Music City from above.

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

This tiny 19th-century tunnel was built so a man could move his cows from one field to another.

Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.