Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.

The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

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

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

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

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

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

A watercolor recreation of a famous fresco unearthed at Pompeii.

World's largest Christmas store.

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

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

This Native American cemetery features decades-old spirit house hidden behind pine trees and moss.

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

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

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

The structure has welcomed visitors to this scenic harbor city on Lake Michigan for many decades.

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