The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.

Outside Grand Valley State University, you'll find a bench upon which many were said to have sat according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, waiting for a guide of time.

Reason for Michigan's potential diamond mine.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.

During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

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

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

This historic Jewish cemetery sits right in the heart of a Detroit car factory.

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

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

Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

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

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

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.