Places roadtriptammy Wants to Go

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

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

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

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

This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.

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

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

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

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

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.

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

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

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

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.