In addition to the usual gravestones, this Michigan cemetery features a birdhouse mausoleum and an Ark of the Covenant replica.

This museum was once the home of industry titan Matilda Dodge Wilson.

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

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

On a remote island in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan, a museum of collectibles collides with a vintage toy store.

One of the few Cold War-era bases with many of its original structures still standing.

One of the camera company's former manufacturing buildings is now a museum dedicated to its history.

These statues pay homage to the "green corridor" of parks and wetlands.

At the top of a local ski mountain is a hidden cemetery containing the graves of just two soldiers.

A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.

A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.

When beetles destroyed these trees, they found new life as fantasy sculptures.

This memorial honors the performers who died when two trains collided.

A Michigan farm has hosted the fierce competition since 1974.

This monument honors the band's impromptu performance at Cadillac highschool's homecoming decades ago.

This small, nautical gift shop is home to a 500-pound behemoth.

Week-long festival in the baby food capital of the world.

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

The remains of a failed canal can be found in several towns near Lake St. Clair and is known historically as "Mason's Folly."

See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

Once the extravagant escape of the Ford family, this enigmatic ruin now stands as a haunting reminder of its former glory.

Once a home for cows and hay, this barn has been transformed into an event cathedral.