This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

The last remaining tollhouse in Michigan built during the 19th-century plank road craze.

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

Although outnumbered, the Tecumseh Confederacy defeated a large regiment of United States troops.

This memorial honors the performers who died when two trains collided.

The remains of a failed canal can be found in several towns near Lake St. Clair and is known historically as "Mason's Folly."

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

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

The final resting place of a prominent Chippewa chief and several Native American children.

The very isolated Charity Island Lighthouse has been watching over Saginaw Bay since 1857.

A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.

Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?

The longest structure of its kind ever built in Michigan.

A restored 114-year-old railroad station heralded as the most photographed depot in the United States.

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

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

On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.

The smallest useable chapel in Michigan is five-by-eight feet and has seating for three.

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.

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