Boyne City, Michigan
Sunset Park Ice Pole
Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.
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Boyne City, Michigan
Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.
Charlevoix, Michigan
There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.
Traverse City, Michigan
For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.
East Lansing, Michigan
The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.
Mackinaw City, Michigan
Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.
Grand Marais, Michigan
This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.
Traverse City, Michigan
Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Allen Park, Michigan
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Frankenmuth, Michigan
World's largest Christmas store.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.
Paradise, Michigan
This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
Cross Village, Michigan
Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Odawa artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.
Newberry, Michigan
Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.
Shingleton, Michigan
This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.
Detroit, Michigan
Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.
Harbor Springs, Michigan
A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.
Detroit, Michigan
One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.