Places chelsb423 Wants to Go

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

World's largest Christmas store.

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

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

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

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

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.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

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

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

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

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

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.