Places emeyer1 Wants to Go

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

Outside Grand Valley State University, you'll find a bench upon which many were said to have sat according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, waiting for a guide of time.

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

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

At HopCat, a marker honors fictional creatures with the ability to travel the missing dimensions of Kcymaerxthaere.

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

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

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

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

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

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

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

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

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.

For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.