The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

The Gaudí-inspired building that was the start of Terrassenc modernism.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

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

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

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

The world's longest known cave system.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.