Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.

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

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

The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

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

This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.

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

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

The final resting place of one of the most iconic musicians of the '80s.

A fiberglass jungle, deep in the wilds of the Cleveland suburbs.

This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.

An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

The farming museum contains an extensive taxidermy collection, including the world's largest stuffed horse.

A memorial in coal country commemorates the victims of an all-too-preventable mining disaster.

Largest display of Wesleyana anywhere in the world.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.