Mears, Michigan
Silver Lake Sand Dunes
An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.
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Mears, Michigan
An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.
Port Austin, Michigan
Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.
Manistique, Michigan
This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Harbor Springs, Michigan
A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.
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.
Mount Clemens, Michigan
A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.
Ottawa, Ontario
Now a public art piece, this curious metal feature originally advertised a tinsmith's services.
Penrith, England
Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.
Moux, France
The haunting cadaver tomb of a famous French poet, playwright, and filmmaker.
Rome, Italy
This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.
Nikko, Japan
Stretching for 22 miles, the world's longest tree-lined avenue dates back to the early 17th-century.
Mariánské Lázně, Czechia
Stroll past dozens of intricately-detailed scale replicas of buildings from all over Czechia.
Stockholm, Sweden
The 19th-century home of Count and Countess von Hallwyl is now a museum.
Boston, Massachusetts
This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.
Boston, Massachusetts
One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.
Boston, Massachusetts
American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts
The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.
Boston, Massachusetts
From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.
Boston, Massachusetts
This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.
Boston, Massachusetts
The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.