Places summershakespeare Wants to Go

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

The North American Cryptid Museum doesn't simply tell stories about monsters—it invites you to step into their world.

A pair of whimsical homes in Texas shaped like oversized Western wear.

A 28-exhibit museum about the history, culture, and oddities of money. Visitors stand in a cash shower, try to crack a vault, and discover what it's like to barter when no money is allowed.

A forgotten 1800s burial vault hides in plain sight beneath a busy downtown Houston bridge.

A century-old local legend surrounds the grave of Barbara Snyder due to its eerie epitaph.

Despite changing times, the legendary stage has proved the show must always go on.

Whether or not you take the 72-ounce steak challenge, there’s plenty of history, fun and Texas-style food at this legendary stop along Route 66.

The historic tall ship is one of just three of its kind still sailing open waters today.

Look no further than this local institution for the best East Texas–style barbecue.

An entire home filled with over 3,000 pieces of Santa memorabilia in glass cases, walls, on Christmas trees, and even in the bathroom.

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.

Hike the ruins of a zoo that was shut down by an unsolved murder.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

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

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