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

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

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

Trade in that pesky human soul for cold-hard circuits.

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

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

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.

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

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

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

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.

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

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

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