Places taylorruddle1 Wants to Go

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

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

An 18-foot-tall troll sculpture, made from recycled wood and materials found in nature.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Come for the fried chicken, stay for the history at Oklahoma's oldest bar.

At this Austin dive bar, it's been Christmas every day for more than 50 years.

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

The remains of the first public diamond mine in Arkansas.

This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

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

From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

An indoor botanical garden for tropical plants looks like a giant cylinder lying on its side.