Places Michael Barera Wants to Go

A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

A hidden barn-sized rendition of Grant Wood's most famous, and most parodied, painting.

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.