Celebrating the end of winter, students gather every year at Lake Superior State University to torch a 12-foot-tall snowman.

A physical reminder of Earth's ancient past, this rock results from the photosynthetic processes of some of the oldest forms of life.

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

The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

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

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

A Beaux-Arts triumph set to become Ford's innovation campus

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.

Reason for Michigan's potential diamond mine.

This historic Jewish cemetery sits right in the heart of a Detroit car factory.

Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.

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

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

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

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.