Places Edited by Michael Barera

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

Every hour the doors open to reenact the legend of the heroic mayor who saved his town by drinking a gallon of wine.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

This steamer is known as "The ship that built Cleveland."

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

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

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Yo, Adrian!

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.