Places sschmit2 Wants to Go

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

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

This convenience store-turned-brewpub serves up inventive Indian cuisine and a wide selection of beers.

This departure gate in Austin's airport sends travelers to over 120 imaginary destinations.

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

Venture from downtown Houston to the suburb of Katy for stellar Malaysian food.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.

A former post office turned venue, food hall, and retail center.

This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.

A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

Crawfish hand pies, Natchitoches meat pies, and all manner of other sweet or savory, flaky-crusted pastries abound here.

The only place in the world where the general public can walk aboard an authentic offshore drilling rig.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.