During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

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

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

When beetles destroyed these trees, they found new life as fantasy sculptures.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

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

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.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.

This tiny church near Sleepy Hollow contains Henri Matisse's last work, a rose window, and nine windows by Marc Chagall.

A giant steel sculpture with animals in its shadows.