The secret skeleton of a murdered nun was discovered in this church basement, but the scandal doesn't end there.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

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

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

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

Once a home for cows and hay, this barn has been transformed into an event cathedral.

The very isolated Charity Island Lighthouse has been watching over Saginaw Bay since 1857.

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

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

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

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

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.

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

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

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

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

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.