Places musixman Wants to Go

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

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

A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.

An 18-foot-tall troll sculpture, made from recycled wood and materials found in nature.

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

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

These boots are made for selfies.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

Dunk your churros in rich hot chocolate on the city’s old “Chocolate Street.”

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.