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

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

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

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

A strenuous, unofficial trail leads to spectacular views in one of America's most remote national monuments.

This scenic overlook commemorates the tragic death of a soon-to-be-married lumberjack.

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

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

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

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

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

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

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

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.