Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.

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

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.

A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

This Native American cemetery features decades-old spirit house hidden behind pine trees and moss.

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

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

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

The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.

In Paradise Cemetery resides a mysterious headstone with a strange inscription.

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

Victims of the Webster Massacre are buried here in a mass grave.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

The house where the pulp fiction writer and Conan the Barbarian creator lived.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

A spur fit for a giant sits just off Highway 281 in Texas.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.