A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

A 100-year-old chair with joints "cemented by nature."

More than 150 snowmobiles fill this Michigan museum.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

This huge stew pot is the focal point of the "Community Soup" event, which honors tradition and soup.

Experience the life of an 1800's lumberjack at this interactive museum that is only accessible by railroad.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The oldest certified bowling alley in the United States is in the basement of this century-old bar.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

Purdue students would lean over this iron fence to skirt campus rules against smoking and courting.