Places Kanashii Wants to Go

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

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

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”

The final resting place of Captain William Becknell, the Old West frontiersman who forged the Santa Fe Trail.

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

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

For nearly a century, one of the oldest barbershops in Texas has been cutting hair the old fashioned way.

Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.