Places Michael Barera Wants to Go

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

The clock that sets them all.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.