One tree's homage to soles past and present.

This shop is named for a runaway elephant who smashed through its doors, stole some peanuts, and spent five days on the lam.

The highest point in Indiana is curated by an Eagle scout but may be in danger of losing its record to a nearby garbage pile.

One of the largest collections of holy relics in the country.

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

This Native American cemetery features decades-old spirit house hidden behind pine trees and moss.

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

Little did a museum know, they possessed the last-known lunch wagon in existence.

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.

Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

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

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

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

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

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

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.