This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

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

More than 150 snowmobiles fill this Michigan museum.

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

This Native American cemetery features decades-old spirit house hidden behind pine trees and moss.

This protected area in Lake Huron contains some of the world’s best-preserved shipwrecks.

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

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

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

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying The Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

This indie movie theater is one of only three surviving Mayan-themed theaters designed by “Detroit’s greatest theater architect.”

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.

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

Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.