Places SamWPiano Wants to Go

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

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

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

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

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

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

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

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

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

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

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

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

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

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

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

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.