Places poerlydone Wants to Go

A community-funded monument to kindness in the face of life's difficulties.

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

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.

A unique cartoon-filled roadside attraction.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

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

A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.

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

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

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

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

The former home of one of America's greatest short story writers is home to an annual pun competition.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

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

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

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