Places Scott Terrell Wants to Go

Remembering the Alamo with a full-scale replica of the 1836 city.

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.

Seven flags adorn this Texas museum, one for each of the powers that have ruled the area.

A curious cone-shaped structure made of wire and covered with antlers.

Amazingly detailed marble cinerary urns that once held the cremains of Roman elite.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

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

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

Human remains in varying states of decay are strewn about this Texas State facility for scientific study.

The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.

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

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

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

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

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

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

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

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

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

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

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

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

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