Places Michael Barera Wants to Go

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.

This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

See the computer’s history revealed over the course of 20,000 years.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

Bizarre and inspired combination store selling only two items: tires and bibles.

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.