Copenhagen's "other" little mermaid marks the historic location of past sea maid sightings.

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

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

The structure has welcomed visitors to this scenic harbor city on Lake Michigan for many decades.

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

Swing by this brightly painted former cannery on the water for a crash-course in local boating history.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

This picturesque beacon was built to keep boats safe shortly after the Civil War.

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

A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.

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

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

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.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

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

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the Indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.