This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

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

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

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?

A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.

This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.

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

This picturesque beacon was built to keep boats safe shortly after the Civil War.

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

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

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

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

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

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

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