In this quiet park a rendition of a classic painting graces the outside of a charming restroom.

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

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

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

A restored 114-year-old railroad station heralded as the most photographed depot in the United States.

The very isolated Charity Island Lighthouse has been watching over Saginaw Bay since 1857.

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

The longest structure of its kind ever built in Michigan.

A cemetery where many of those buried had a flair for the dramatics.

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

This 19th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

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

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

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

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

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

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

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