Places Michael Barera Wants to Go

This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

The first space rock known to have struck a human.

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.