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

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

World's largest Christmas store.

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

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

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

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

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.

This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.

The final resting spot of the Colorado Transportation Department's beloved unofficial mascot.

Historic, 19th-century wagon wheel ruts cut into soft volcanic ash.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

This 19th-century ranch is being transformed into a residential library with thousands of books about the natural world.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.