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

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

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

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

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

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

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

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.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

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

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

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

In northern Ohio, the glorious past of America's trains is on full display.

World's largest Christmas store.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

These beautiful wineries were at the center of Lake Erie's "grape belt" back when the Midwest dominated American wine production.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.