A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

This state-of-the-art planetarium takes architectural inspiration from the sun itself.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

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

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

Inside this 150-year-old barn turned antique shop is a vast array of items for curios hunters.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.

This interactive gallery makes you feel like you've stepped into a fantasy world filled with whimsical monsters.

A huge resale shop for the cast-offs of the film & television industry.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Enormous one time fiber mill now houses local artists and small businesses.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.