Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

A quaint miniatures museum that turns its focus towards the lives of Americans in a simpler time.

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

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

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

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

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

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

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

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

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

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.