Places risingsperanza Wants to Go

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

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

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.