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

On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

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

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

Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.

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

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

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

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.