Places Michael Barera Wants to Go

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

Large tower used for simulating radiation of Hiroshima bomb and the tallest object ever relocated.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.