Places sarafina1977 Wants to Go

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

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

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

Roadside attraction with more than 1,000 stuffed and mounted animal skins displayed in simulated natural habitats with hand-painted backdrops.

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

Witness to many historic moments in early Texas history.

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

A mysterious drive-in nestled in the forest that leaves little to the imagination.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

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

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

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

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

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

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

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.