Places Michael Barera Wants to Go

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

New Plymouth, Idaho is the only U-shaped town in the United States.

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

A small town built on an abandoned airfield has former runways as streets and a bar and grill in an old airplane hangar.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.