Places hopemch Wants to Go

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

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

A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.

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

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

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

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

Trade in that pesky human soul for cold-hard circuits.

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

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

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

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

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.

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

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.