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Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

One of only two remaining steel dams in the United States

The smallest useable chapel in Michigan is five-by-eight feet and has seating for three.

This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.

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

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

Savor Great Lakes produce, fish, and spirits at this local favorite in a century-old warehouse.

Rusting hulk stands in testament to the Keweenaw Peninsula’s rich history of copper mining.

It's an incredibly beautiful city public space, with spacious rooms to study and admire the artwork.

A World War II–era submarine museum where visitors can spend the night aboard.

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

Line up for ample portions of freshly caught whitefish, walleye, and perch from the Great Lakes.

This historic suspension bridge is one of three remaining swinging bridges in Michigan, and one of the few swinging bridges left in North America.

This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.

For books about travel, whether factual or fictional, the perfect antiquarian does exist.

One of the few Cold War-era bases with many of its original structures still standing.

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

The very isolated Charity Island Lighthouse has been watching over Saginaw Bay since 1857.

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.

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