Places texastessa1 Wants to Go

A massively oversized measuring tape sculpture sits inside a hidden yard.

Founded in 1925, this folk school attracts students from across the country and preserves traditional Appalachian art.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

A home designed to be on the cutting edge of comfortable, low-cost living.

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

This sculpture is an instrument played by the swell of the seas.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

This town is home to the world’s largest arch constructed entirely of elk antlers.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.