The sprawling, eccentric estate of Ames and Ames, a brilliant botanist, and a genius inventor and artist.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

A physical reminder of Earth's ancient past, this rock results from the photosynthetic processes of some of the oldest forms of life.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

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

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.