These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

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

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

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

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

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

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

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

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

This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

Home to over 300 antique cars and motorcycles, including Thomas Edison's Model A.

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

This Copper beech tree nestled on a nature reserve is host to a bevy of autographs from Irish literary icons.

A touching tribute to the "Wonkey Donkey."

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

An oddly conical beacon perched atop beautiful Irish cliffs.