The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

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

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

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

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

This unique collection collects pieces of art etched into thin pieces of stone.

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

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

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

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.

This life-sized effigy commemorates the dedicated abolitionist and social reformer.

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

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

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

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

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.