Places rosetatarsky Wants to Go

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

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

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

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

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

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

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

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

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

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

An urban laboratory.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.