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National Baby Food Festival

Fremont, Michigan

National Baby Food Festival

Week-long festival in the baby food capital of the world.

Tanglefoot, north wall. (Daniel Postellon/Flickr)

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Tanglefoot Building

Where most of the world's flypaper was made.

Nancy Brown Peace Carillon.

Detroit, Michigan

Nancy Brown Peace Carillon

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

Waugoshance Lighthouse

Carp Lake, Michigan

Ruins of the Waugoshance Light Station

During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

B Shaft Obelisk

Ishpeming, Michigan

Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.

A black bear on Oswald's Bear Ranch.

Newberry, Michigan

Oswald's Bear Ranch

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

The Seney Stretch

Seney, Michigan

The Seney Stretch

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

aka Da Yooper Tourist Trap, aptly named

Ishpeming, Michigan

Da Yoopers Tourist Trap

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

Bishop Baraga Shrine

L'Anse, Michigan

Bishop Baraga Shrine

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

Axe-Throwing

Mackinaw City, Michigan

Jack Pine Lumberjack Shows

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

Cross in the Woods in Indian River, Michigan (United States).

Indian River, Michigan

The Cross in the Woods Shrine

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

Shrine of the Pines

Baldwin, Michigan

Shrine of the Pines

This log cabin gallery is one man's gnarly, hand-carved tribute to his favorite trees.

Grand Rapids Gypsum Mines

Wyoming, Michigan

Grand Rapids Gypsum Mines

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

The Corner Bar and Hot Dog Hall of Fame

Rockford, Michigan

The Corner Bar and Hot Dog Hall of Fame

With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters.

Graffiti Ally seen from the 517 E. Liberty St entrance.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Graffiti Alley - Ann Arbor

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

Vintage Coast Guard life boat at the Museum

Paradise, Michigan

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

A motorcade drives past the Uniroyal Giant Tire.

Allen Park, Michigan

Uniroyal Giant Tire

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

Light falling in through the blue colored glass windows on one of the floors.

Detroit, Michigan

Fisher Body Plant 21

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

Ypsilanti Water Tower

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Ypsilanti Water Tower

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

Giant Boxing Arm of Joe Louis

Detroit, Michigan

Giant Boxing Arm of Joe Louis

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

Tulip Time Festival

Holland, Michigan

Tulip Time Festival

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

The Mackinac Bridge

Mackinac County, Michigan

The Mackinac Bridge

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

Skull Cave

Mackinac Island, Michigan

Skull Cave

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

Sign at the entrance to Christmas Lane. (Wikimedia Commons)

Frankenmuth, Michigan

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland

World's largest Christmas store.

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