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

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.

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

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

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

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

Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

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

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

Locals often dress this effigy of Traverse City's founder in festive outfits.

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

The world champion cow is buried within a historic old asylum.

Once a home for cows and hay, this barn has been transformed into an event cathedral.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.