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

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

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

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

This early 20th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

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

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

At HopCat, a marker honors fictional creatures with the ability to travel the missing dimensions of Kcymaerxthaere.

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

The former home is said to be haunted by the ghosts of the beloved mayor and his wife who lived here.

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

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

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

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.

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

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

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