Charlevoix, Michigan
Former World's Largest Cherry Pie Pan
There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.
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Charlevoix, Michigan
There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.
Charlevoix, Michigan
In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.
Manistique, Michigan
This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Miners in Michigan developed a taste for Cornish beef pasties, which this roadside stand has been selling since 1947.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Marquette, Michigan
As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.
Shingleton, Michigan
This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.
Munising, Michigan
This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.
Mexico City, Mexico
The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.
Mexico City, Mexico
The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.
Mexico City, Mexico
It's believed this golden brick is part of the legendary lost Aztec treasure.
Mexico City, Mexico
The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.
Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.
St. Louis, Missouri
When Joseph Marconnott died, he had a unique final wish: to be mummified and put on display.
Boston, Massachusetts
This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.
Boston, Massachusetts
What may be Boston's finest Art Deco building, located in the city's Financial District.
United States / Canada
The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Ibiza, Spain
Originally slated to become a luxurious resort, this structure is now a graffiti haunt reclaimed by nature.
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.