New York, New York
Jefferson Market Library
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
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New York, New York
Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.
Skanee, Michigan
The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.
Marquette, Michigan
Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.
Sanborn Township, Michigan
One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.
Detroit, Michigan
Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.
Hamtramck, Michigan
A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.
Plymouth, Michigan
In addition to the usual gravestones, this Michigan cemetery features a birdhouse mausoleum and an Ark of the Covenant replica.
White Lake, Michigan
Once the extravagant escape of the Ford family, this enigmatic ruin now stands as a haunting reminder of its former glory.
East Lansing, Michigan
The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.
East Lansing, Michigan
This experiment in the lifespan of seeds will take a century before it is complete.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Where most of the world's flypaper was made.
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.
Bangor, Maine
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.