Places Michael Barera Wants to Go

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."

One of Detroit's most iconic fictional protectors, RoboCop, finally has a statue.

Stock up on superb sour cherry preserves made by hand in copper kettles.

The largest ski jump in the Western Hemisphere hasn't hosted skiers in decades.

This replica of Michigan's mighty Mackinac Bridge is more than 200 times smaller than its northern counterpart.

This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.

This state-of-the-art planetarium takes architectural inspiration from the sun itself.

This experiment in the lifespan of seeds will take a century before it is complete.

Miners in Michigan developed a taste for Cornish beef pasties, which this roadside stand has been selling since 1947.

A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This former studio belonging to a pioneer in photography stands in a picturesque landscape with unique rock formations.

The building was originally a gas station built to resemble a Japanese tea house.

Giant six-pack could provide one person a six-pack a day for 3,351 years.

A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.