Places spookynin Wants to Go

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

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

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

The man who wasn't there.

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

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.

A massive collection of rare and antique books in a tiny ranching community in northern Texas.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.

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

High-end dining has a home in this former gas station.

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

A quirky collection of old chairs fills a random vacant lot in suburban Texas.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

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

Hidden within a spa in a Texas strip mall is a restaurant specializing in Eastern European foods.