A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

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

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.

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.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.