Places Michael Barera Wants to Go

A view-altering observatory at the University of Texas.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Tulsa's historic skyscrapers define the oil boom era of Art Deco construction, and are known for their ornate arched lobbies.

In Tulsa's Oil Capital historic district, even the bus station is "fauxback" Art Deco.

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

This small museum inside a larger sports complex honors the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the U.S., and his life of achievement and struggle.

Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?

A crew of die-hard train buffs spent decades turning a defunct stretch of railway in Oklahoma City into a museum now home to over 50 antique and restored trains.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

A historic 1929 art-house cinema that features independent, classic, cult, and foreign films in an atmospheric setting.

In 2004, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped 800 pounds of waste off a bridge and onto an unsuspecting tour boat below.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

This monument owes its name to a quote by the famous civil rights activist and journalist.

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

The fastest transatlantic ocean liner sat abandoned in a Philadelphia shipyard for decades.

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.