Places MMorlino Wants to Go

This small museum tells the story of Fort Worth's first and largest superstore.

The man who wasn't there.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

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

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

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.

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

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

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

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

To honor a beloved Austin radio DJ a neighborhood bridge has been covered in a loving mosaic.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.