Places kkthemook Wants to Go

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

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

The only international border marker within the United States.

The largest drain hole in the world.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

This leafy estate is worth $18 million and is so grand it has two mailing addresses.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.