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

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

Miners in Michigan developed a taste for Cornish beef pasties, which this roadside stand has been selling since 1947.

This nearly 200-foot tall limestone stack offers visitors amazing views and a chance to meet Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.

The final resting place of a prominent Chippewa chief and several Native American children.

This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.

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

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

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

World's largest Christmas store.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

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

This log cabin gallery is one man's gnarly, hand-carved tribute to his favorite trees.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.