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Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

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

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

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

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

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

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

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

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

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

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

A Jurassic artscape composed of transmission casings and other mechanical parts.

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

Located on the campus of Emory University, this museum is filled with objects from the Americas to ancient Greece.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

The ruins of a resort and casino sit on the banks of this blue hole spring that pumps 70,000 gallons of warm, clear water every minute.

A fascinating aviation museum where you can chat with the veterans who once flew the aircraft on display.