Places braylincarlson Wants to Go

On a remote island in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan, a museum of collectibles collides with a vintage toy store.

This life-sized effigy commemorates the dedicated abolitionist and social reformer.

This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.

This indie movie theater is one of only three surviving Mayan-themed theaters designed by “Detroit’s greatest theater architect.”

This scenic overlook commemorates the tragic death of a soon-to-be-married lumberjack.

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

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

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

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

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

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

This quaint stretch of road is the final resting place for hundreds of America's four-legged veterans.

An easy-to-reach, century-old shipwreck in shallow and crystal clear waters.

Once the extravagant escape of the Ford family, this enigmatic ruin now stands as a haunting reminder of its former glory.

This Native American cemetery features decades-old spirit house hidden behind pine trees and moss.

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.

This historic Jewish cemetery sits right in the heart of a Detroit car factory.

Little did a museum know, they possessed the last-known lunch wagon in existence.

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

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."