A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

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

A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.

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

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

The last remaining tollhouse in Michigan built during the 19th-century plank road craze.

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

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

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

Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.

This protected area in Lake Huron contains some of the world’s best-preserved shipwrecks.

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

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.