Places Michael Barera Wants to Go

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.

The largest collection of political commercials in the world.

This small-town museum is dedicated to the original western movie mega-star.

A tiny but mighty little pumper sits in the middle of the street, waiting for the next big oil strike.

The modest childhood home where the baseball legend and Yankees star learned to hit from both sides of the plate.

This beacon for pre-radar pilots once guided Charles Lindbergh to a safe touchdown in Tulsa.

On a college campus in the Oklahoma panhandle a museum honors the last piece of the contiguous United States to be classified as No Man's Land.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Home to the story of the outlaw turned funhouse mummy, Elmer McCurdy.

Built from oil field parts and resembling a teepee, this abandoned mid-century church is hoping for a comeback.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.