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

A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.

Little did a museum know, they possessed the last-known lunch wagon in existence.

A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.

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

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

Reason for Michigan's potential diamond mine.

This log cabin gallery is one man's gnarly, hand-carved tribute to his favorite trees.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

This 19th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

This historic Jewish cemetery sits right in the heart of a Detroit car factory.

Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

The former home is said to be haunted by the ghosts of the beloved mayor and his wife who lived here.

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

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

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

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

With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

The world's largest commercially available hamburger is complete with 15 pounds of lettuce, 30 pounds of bacon, and 36 pounds of cheese.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.