Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

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

A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

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

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

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.

The UFO capital of Australia is the outback’s answer to Roswell.

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

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