Places Lynsey Eames Wants to Go

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

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

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

Beer lover's can-covered house.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

An entire home filled with over 3,000 pieces of Santa memorabilia in glass cases, walls, on Christmas trees, and even in the bathroom.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Once a highly polluted body of water has now been transformed into a gorgeous lagoon.