Places everywhereemily Wants to Go

Every year, a sparkling cave is sculpted in the icy heart of a glacier.

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

This century-old independent movie theater with an iconic Art Deco neon sign survived a devastating fire in 2016.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

A beloved local artist has been honored with this statue of a man emerging from a toilet.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

An amazing collection of wax anatomical models and terratological models.

Where mountaineers were checked for lice before entering the city.

The memory of the ancient unit of measurement of local builders.

This beautiful 150-year-old synagogue survived Italy's fascist period and the Second World War.

The renowned author spent 22 summers of his early life along the shore of Walloon Lake.

Stock up on superb sour cherry preserves made by hand in copper kettles.

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.

Ernest Hemingway used to frequent this general store, which appears in several of his short stories.

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

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

Line up for ample portions of freshly caught whitefish, walleye, and perch from the Great Lakes.

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

This tiny island bears the name of Civil War veteran, fisherman, and local celebrity Richard Bassett.

Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.