Places LeslieDriskill Wants to Go

A fruit-loving town welcomes visitors with a giant melon set against the sky.

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

A mysteriously abandoned campsite in San Angelo State Park.

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

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

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

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

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.