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

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

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

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

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

Gambling, boozing, and yodeling animals cover the walls of this dive bar cum natural history museum.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

An amazing collection of sculptures and art.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.