Places bibliophile22 Wants to Go

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.

During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

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

This protected area in Lake Huron contains some of the world’s best-preserved shipwrecks.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

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

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

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

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.