The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

This Nebraska town wants to double its population with plywood cut-outs of townsfolk.

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

Home to over 300 antique cars and motorcycles, including Thomas Edison's Model A.

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

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

The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

This protected area in Lake Huron contains some of the world’s best-preserved shipwrecks.

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

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

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

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

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

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

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

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