Places kjcasey Wants to Go

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

The largest single concentration of harmless garter snakes in the world is a writhing Canadian serpent orgy.

The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.

A celebration of one of the West End’s most recognizable figures, who made helping others his life's work.

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

This massive mall has hundreds of shops, an amusement park, and a history of deadly amusement attractions.

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

Largest gathering of hobos in the country has been meeting annually since 1900.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

The forgotten tomb of the Peruvian rubber baron who was the inspiration for Werner Herzog's epic film "Fitzcarraldo."

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.