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

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.

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

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

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

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

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

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

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

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.

A former barn converted into a massive train diorama.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.