Places Michael Barera Wants to Go

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

The last original miniature duckpin bowling lanes in America, located in a Milwaukee dive bar.

Rusting hulk stands in testament to the Keweenaw Peninsula’s rich history of copper mining.

The renowned author spent 22 summers of his early life along the shore of Walloon Lake.

Swing by this brightly painted former cannery on the water for a crash-course in local boating history.

Soaring mural splashed across 70-year-old silos in Michigan.

As Ernest Hemingway scribbled notes for stories, he left a lasting impression on this bar: a charred hole where he extinguished his cigars.

A bronze sculpture dedicated to a historic labor dispute in the U.S. automotive industry.

Classic burger joint that’s been serving up sliders since 1952.

Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

The childhood home of a Hollywood legend.

A moving tribute to a leader of the American abolitionist movement.

Housing the history of a small Ohio town that is known to some as the pottery capital of the United States.

Train fans from all over flock to this railroad viewing park where three lines converge.

Known as "The Dome" this is the world's largest open air geodesic dome.

A larger than life statue of a steelworker keeps watch over a closed steel mill.

This garden memorial marks the site where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by the Cleveland Police Department.

A small wall and marker are all that remain of this historic canal tunnel.

The charming collection celebrates a small Ohio village's Finnish roots.