The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

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

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

This small museum is dedicated to making sure the history of the natural ice industry doesn't melt away.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

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

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.

The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

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

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

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.

This former county courthouse was originally an opulent hotel and entertainment venue.

At the top of a local ski mountain is a hidden cemetery containing the graves of just two soldiers.

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

In this quiet park a rendition of a classic painting graces the outside of a charming restroom.