Before he was America’s most famous preservationist, John Muir was an ingenious mechanical inventor.

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

Locals often dress this effigy of Traverse City's founder in festive outfits.

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

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

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."