Places ourjoyfulnest Wants to Go

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

This 35-foot troll in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was made by the world’s leading recycling artist as part of a global fairytale.

During World War II, over 13,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in this camp in the Idaho desert.

No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.

Dedicated to the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

One of the 20th century’s most remarkable explorers was buried here, but he just couldn't stay put.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

A seven-foot-tall cast concrete Native American Chief stands on the south railing of the historic Commerce Street Bridge, commissioned in 1914.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

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

The quirky gift from West Berlin for the 1968 World's Fair still stands in Hemisfair Park.

This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.