This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

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

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

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

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

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

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

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

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

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

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

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

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

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.