Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.

The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

This monument honors the band's impromptu performance at Cadillac highschool's homecoming decades ago.

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

This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.

A physical reminder of Earth's ancient past, this rock results from the photosynthetic processes of some of the oldest forms of life.

The very isolated Charity Island Lighthouse has been watching over Saginaw Bay since 1857.

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

Once a home for cows and hay, this barn has been transformed into an event cathedral.

The longest structure of its kind ever built in Michigan.

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

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

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

This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."

This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

Little did a museum know, they possessed the last-known lunch wagon in existence.

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

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.