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

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

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

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

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

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

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

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

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

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

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

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

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.

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

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

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

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

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