This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

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

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A bronze sculpture dedicated to a historic labor dispute in the U.S. automotive industry.

This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."

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

The remains of an abandoned air force hospital located on a redeveloped Air Force base.

A man-made island designed to look like a massive battleship.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.

A memorial to the Potawatomi chief who allegedly ran nearly 150 miles to alert settlers of an impending attack.

The longest structure of its kind ever built in Michigan.

This small museum is dedicated to making sure the history of the natural ice industry doesn't melt away.

A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.

The last remaining tollhouse in Michigan built during the 19th-century plank road craze.

This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

This grave marks the final resting place of pioneer John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.

The world's largest commercially available hamburger is complete with 15 pounds of lettuce, 30 pounds of bacon, and 36 pounds of cheese.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.