This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

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

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.

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

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

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

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.