This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

The last street in Pittsburgh that's paved with wood.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

This plaque marks a place where one of Hollywood’s most famous dancers got his start.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

This scenic overlook commemorates the tragic death of a soon-to-be-married lumberjack.

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

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

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

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

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

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

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

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