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

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

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

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.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

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

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.