Places Michael Barera Wants to Go

The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.

A college in rural Kansas founded to prepare the country for an impending World War III.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

A unique gallery chronicles the losers of American presidential history.

The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.

The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

Step back in time at this 1950s display home, built to showcase once cutting-edge electric amenities.

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

The obelisk meant to mark the founding father's grave at Monticello is actually on the University of Missouri campus.