Places kennethkiwicz Wants to Go

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

An amazing stag sculpture constructed entirely of discarded materials.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

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

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.

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

A community-funded monument to kindness in the face of life's difficulties.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

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

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.

A park home to some unusually large rocks.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

A one-of-a-kind blind-accessible, interactive mural.

The man who wasn't there.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

Fears of Satanic worshippers swirl around five Celtic-inspired megaliths.