Places taramaou Wants to Go

A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

Joseph and Victor Stanzel were Texas farm boys who built a model aircraft empire.

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

Constructed in 1859 as a general store and post office, the store is still used to this day and was featured in the Walking Dead series.

"They died with their boots on."

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

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

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

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

A collection of vintage liaison aircraft kept in flying condition and on display at an airfield in San Antonio.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

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

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Though it's no longer a functioning train depot, this castle-like structure is an important piece of Oklahoma history.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.