Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

On the right bank of the Grand River a plaque remembers an imaginary painter who once awaited his youth.

Where most of the world's flypaper was made.

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

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

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.

Outside Hope College in Holland, Michigan, a marker honors a University without people from the fictional Kcymaerxthaereal times.

Outside Grand Valley State University, you'll find a bench upon which many were said to have sat according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, waiting for a guide of time.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.

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

A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

This log cabin gallery is one man's gnarly, hand-carved tribute to his favorite trees.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

Reason for Michigan's potential diamond mine.

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

Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

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

This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.