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

A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.

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

This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

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

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

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

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

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

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

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

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

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

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.