L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

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

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

This 19th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

This log cabin gallery is one man's gnarly, hand-carved tribute to his favorite trees.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

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

World's largest Christmas store.

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

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

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

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

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.