The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

Locals often dress this effigy of Traverse City's founder in festive outfits.

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

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

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.

The world champion cow is buried within a historic old asylum.

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

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

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

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

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

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

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

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

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

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

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

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

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

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.