In addition to the usual gravestones, this Michigan cemetery features a birdhouse mausoleum and an Ark of the Covenant replica.

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

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

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

The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.

At Fountain and Division, in the shadow of Kendall College of Art and Design, lays the story of a fictional culture whose political system was used under license and who finally rebelled.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.

A cemetery where many of those buried had a flair for the dramatics.

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

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

A shining sculpture made of 3,115 lights, the number of visible stars in the Northern Hemisphere.

A sprawling museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

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

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.