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

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

This tiny island bears the name of Civil War veteran, fisherman, and local celebrity Richard Bassett.

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

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

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

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

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.

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

This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.

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

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

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

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

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."

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

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

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.