Places Pengwn Wants to Go

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

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

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

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

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

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

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

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

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

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

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

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.