Baldwin, Michigan
Shrine of the Pines
This log cabin gallery is one man's gnarly, hand-carved tribute to his favorite trees.
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Baldwin, Michigan
This log cabin gallery is one man's gnarly, hand-carved tribute to his favorite trees.
Idlewild, Michigan
This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."
Baldwin, Michigan
This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.
Grayling, Michigan
This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.
Grayling, Michigan
At the top of a local ski mountain is a hidden cemetery containing the graves of just two soldiers.
Kaleva, Michigan
House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.
Manistee, Michigan
The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.
Cadillac, Michigan
A series of 33 stone markers maps an ancient 55-mile transportation route.
Eagle Harbor, Michigan
On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.
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.
St Ignace, Michigan
This nearly 200-foot tall limestone stack offers visitors amazing views and a chance to meet Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.
Wawa, Ontario
This giant roadside goose has been hailing travelers into a small Ontario town for over 50 years.
Flint, Michigan
A bronze sculpture dedicated to a historic labor dispute in the U.S. automotive industry.
Durand, Michigan
A restored 114-year-old railroad station heralded as the most photographed depot in the United States.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.
Traverse City, Michigan
Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.
Traverse City, Michigan
This picturesque beacon was built to keep boats safe shortly after the Civil War.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Croswell, Michigan
This historic suspension bridge is one of three remaining swinging bridges in Michigan, and one of the few swinging bridges left in North America.
Mears, Michigan
An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.
Indian River, Michigan
One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.
Fairmount, Indiana
Two Indiana icons are honored at this tiny museum, which features the world's largest collection of James Dean memorabilia.
Fremont, Indiana
A herd of roughly 250 American bison roam these plains.