Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

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

World's largest Christmas store.

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

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

It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.

The world champion cow is buried within a historic old asylum.

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

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

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

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

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.

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.