Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti Water Tower
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
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Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Peninsula, Ohio
A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.
Marquette, Michigan
As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.
Paradise, Michigan
This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.
Midland, Michigan
There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying the Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.
Seney, Michigan
"The Most Boring Road in the State."
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.
Clare, Michigan
The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Cross Village, Michigan
Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Odawa artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.
Leland, Michigan
The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.
Glen Arbor Township, Michigan
This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.
Traverse City, Michigan
Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.
Traverse City, Michigan
Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.
Traverse City, Michigan
An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.
Northport, Michigan
A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.
Traverse City, Michigan
For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.
Elmira, Michigan
This scenic overlook commemorates the tragic death of a soon-to-be-married lumberjack.
Kalkaska, Michigan
This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.