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

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in rural Ohio.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

This pair of eccentric Ohio castles were built by a pair of brothers who wanted to bring a bit of class to the Ohio wilderness.

A former 19th-century tavern, famous for its peach brandy and honey concoction.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

Abandoned former poorhouse, bible college, and haunted house in an Ohio hamlet.

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.

The "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath Missouri.

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

Trade in that pesky human soul for cold-hard circuits.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

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

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