Places texastessa1 Wants to Go

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

Along with his smaller donkey pal, he guards the museum’s exhibits and memorabilia.

The English graveyard of Mineral del Monte, a magical little piece of Cornwall in Mexico.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

Eternal resting place of the grave robber and murderer who served as inspiration for many of cinema’s famous madmen.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

The world's first purpose-built indoor shopping mall opened in Sweden in 1955.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

A wonderfully eclectic Victorian aquarium lies in the basement of the Horniman Museum.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.