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This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

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

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

Charming bookshop for true-crime fans and horror aficionados, plus other books and odds and ends.

One of Detroit's most iconic fictional protectors, RoboCop, finally has a statue.

Rusting hulk stands in testament to the Keweenaw Peninsula’s rich history of copper mining.

It's an incredibly beautiful city public space, with spacious rooms to study and admire the artwork.

As Ernest Hemingway scribbled notes for stories, he left a lasting impression on this bar: a charred hole where he extinguished his cigars.

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

Soaring mural splashed across 70-year-old silos in Michigan.

Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.

This marker tells the story of a town’s toxic past.

Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.

A cabinet of funerary art and death culture hidden inside an oddities shop.

This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.

Artist Scott Hocking took a dilapidated 1890s barn to create his massive "Barnboat."

This experiment in the lifespan of seeds will take a century before it is complete.

Miners in Michigan developed a taste for Cornish beef pasties, which this roadside stand has been selling since 1947.