Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

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

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

Grab a slice of pizza next to the remains of the "human monkey" who ran for mayor.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

The tunnel under the Capitol Building where Congress takes out its trash.