An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

The final resting place of a prominent Chippewa chief and several Native American children.

This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.

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

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

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

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

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

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

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

This experiment in the lifespan of seeds will take a century before it is complete.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

The last remaining tollhouse in Michigan built during the 19th-century plank road craze.

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

This unique collection collects pieces of art etched into thin pieces of stone.

A 30-foot stack of piano keys memorializes one of the greatest keys players in jazz history.

This life-sized effigy commemorates the dedicated abolitionist and social reformer.

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

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

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

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