Places purpleturtle98 Wants to Go

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

It's a tiny roadside universe of welded folk-art creatures built by one man who turned farm-repair welding into an imaginative anything goes sculpture garden that you stumble upon by accident and walk away remembering.

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.

These are probably the most beautifully crafted toilets you've ever seen.

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

This friendly fellow was built to honor an advancement in mineral processing.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.