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This replica of Michigan's mighty Mackinac Bridge is more than 200 times smaller than its northern counterpart.

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying the Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

This state-of-the-art planetarium takes architectural inspiration from the sun itself.

A quarter-scale locomotive wonderland built by one man and his family.

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.

This memorial honors the performers who died when two trains collided.

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

The last remaining tollhouse in Michigan built during the 19th-century plank road craze.

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.

Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

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

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

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

After a long career, a disastrous sinking, and a half-successful salvage, this Naval vessel-turned-artificial reef ended up exactly where she was supposed to—with a little help from nature.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

This lush Florida island is home to the ruins of a crooked ship breaker's tiny empire.

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.