This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

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

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

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

Outside Grand Valley State University, you'll find a bench upon which many were said to have sat according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, waiting for a guide of time.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

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

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

This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

A near tragic event on this bridge helped inspire the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."

What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

The Incredible Hulk, Yoda, Mulder and Scully, and many many others watch over the mean streets of Toronto.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.