Colon, Michigan
Lakeside Cemetery
A cemetery where many of those buried had a flair for the dramatics.
Places I've been
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Colon, Michigan
A cemetery where many of those buried had a flair for the dramatics.
Cedar Lake, Michigan
There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.
Bay City, Michigan
This state-of-the-art planetarium takes architectural inspiration from the sun itself.
Houghton, Michigan
The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.
Mohawk, Michigan
One of the few Cold War-era bases with many of its original structures still standing.
Iron Mountain, Michigan
Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.
Crystal Falls, Michigan
Reason for Michigan's potential diamond mine.
Gladstone, Michigan
World's largest pet casket company brings in up to $5 million per year in revenue.
Sanborn Township, Michigan
One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.
Cedar, Michigan
A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
For books about travel, whether factual or fictional, the perfect antiquarian does exist.
Battle Creek, Michigan
The final resting place of the visionary founders of Kelloggs, a global leader in breakfast cereals.
St. Louis, Michigan
This replica of Michigan's mighty Mackinac Bridge is more than 200 times smaller than its northern counterpart.
Ironwood, Michigan
A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.
Beaver Island, Michigan
Once the home of a local newspaper, this small museum preserves the history of Beaver Island, from its Indigenous inhabitants to the arrival of a self-proclaimed king.
Beaver Island, Michigan
On a remote island in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan, a museum of collectibles collides with a vintage toy store.
Cadillac, Michigan
This monument honors the band's impromptu performance at Cadillac highschool's homecoming decades ago.
Elk Rapids, Michigan
Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
A watercolor recreation of a famous fresco unearthed at Pompeii.
Douglas, Michigan
On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.
Mackinaw City, Michigan
A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.
Ishpeming, Michigan
Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.