Outside Grand Valley State University, you'll find a bench upon which many were said to have sat according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, waiting for a guide of time.

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.

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

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

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

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

Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The secret skeleton of a murdered nun was discovered in this church basement, but the scandal doesn't end there.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

Reason for Michigan's potential diamond mine.

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

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

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

At HopCat, a marker honors fictional creatures with the ability to travel the missing dimensions of Kcymaerxthaere.

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.