Locals often dress this effigy of Traverse City's founder in festive outfits.

The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.

This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.

A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.

A memorial to the Potawatomi chief who allegedly ran nearly 150 miles to alert settlers of an impending attack.

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

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

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.