These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

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

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

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

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

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

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

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

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

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

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

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

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

The art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.

This sprawling mini-golf empire is an impressive testament to a disappearing attraction.

This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.