A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

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

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

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

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.   

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

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

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

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

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

A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

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

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

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

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

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

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

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

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