The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

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

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

World's largest Christmas store.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

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

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

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

A quarter-scale locomotive wonderland built by one man and his family.

Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.