Places HootEye Wants to Go

A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

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

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

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

On a remote island in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan, a museum of collectibles collides with a vintage toy store.

Beautiful scenery, history, science, and physics come together in this remnant of shipping lore.

Amid rushing rapids, this small bit of land is an important First Nations site on border between Canada and the United States.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere opened this community-minded restaurant serving dishes from their native Burundi.

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

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

Over a thousand feet beneath the Detroit streets is a subterranean metropolis few are allowed to enter.

Built in just a little over a week this preserved bunker was created to protect our most attractive POTUS while he was on vacation.

This historic site situated in the Northwood shores neighborhood houses the remains of a forgotten town.