One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

More than 100 years after his death, the world's largest steer is still attracting crowds.

Enjoy classic musicals with a home-cooked meal at this former staple of American social life.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.

A quaint miniatures museum that turns its focus towards the lives of Americans in a simpler time.

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

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

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

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

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.

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.