Places Hotminicooperess Wants to Go

Larger-than-life cut-out murals of James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, dedicated to their 1956 film ‘Giant.’

Baptisms in troughs and post-sermon rodeos at the world's biggest cowboy church.

A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

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

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

These boots are made for selfies.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

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

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.