World's largest Christmas store.

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

Five restored historic road bridges in a park along the Kalamazoo River.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

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

This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.

Tucked away in the forests of North Florida resides a 19th-century lighthouse.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

This experiment in the lifespan of seeds will take a century before it is complete.

A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.

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

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

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

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

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."