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Pasties are an Upper Michigan tradition dating back to mining days.

St. Ignace, Michigan

Lehto’s Pasties

Miners in Michigan developed a taste for Cornish beef pasties, which this roadside stand has been selling since 1947.

St. Ignace Mystery Spot

St. Ignace, Michigan

St. Ignace Mystery Spot

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

The Wacky Taxidermy & Miniatures Museumv

Mackinaw City, Michigan

The Wacky Taxidermy & Miniatures Museum

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

Downtown Mackinac

Mackinac Island, Michigan

Mackinac Island

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

Steering the World

Onaway, Michigan

'Onaway Steers the World'

A 30-foot-tall sculpture pays homage to what was once the Steering Wheel Capital of the World.

Field of play at the Jack Pine Lumber Jack Show

Mackinaw City, Michigan

Jack Pine Lumberjack Shows

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

Wheel of the FT Barney

Alpena, Michigan

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

This protected area in Lake Huron contains some of the world’s best-preserved shipwrecks.

"The Greatest Heart."

Sanborn Township, Michigan

Dinosaur Gardens

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

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

Frankenmuth, Michigan

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland

World's largest Christmas store.

Michigan War Dog Memorial.

South Lyon, Michigan

Michigan War Dog Memorial

This quaint stretch of road is the final resting place for hundreds of America's four-legged veterans.

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.

Ida McKinley Tiara

Canton, Ohio

Ida McKinley’s Tiara

How did a former First Lady's tiara wind up being sold to a pawn shop on reality TV?

William McKinley Memorial

Canton, Ohio

William McKinley Memorial

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.

Mausoleum with Statue

Canton, Ohio

McKinley Presidential Library & Museum

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.

Hundreds of trolls

Alliance, Ohio

The Troll Hole

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

The Tower of Voices contains 40 wind chimes.

Stoystown, Pennsylvania

Flight 93 National Memorial

Remember and reflect at this 9/11 memorial site.

Check out the unique way the vertical beams fan out on this historical bridge.

Schellsburg, Pennsylvania

Colvin Covered Bridge

See this covered bridge's unique structure and enjoy a nearby lake-side loop trail.

Near extinct in the late 1800s, bison have made a comeback.

Schellsburg, Pennsylvania

The Bison Corral

Witness these plains giants that nearly became extinct in the late 1800s.

Morley's Dog was originally cast in 1870.

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Statue of Morley's Dog

This cast-iron canine is a beloved icon among the people of Johnstown and ice hockey fans everywhere.

Johnstown Inclined Plane

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Johnstown Inclined Plane

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

CC license some rights reserved by Ron Schott

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Johnstown Flood Museum

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

Douglass called this building a "growlery" after Charles Dickens coined the word "growlery" Charles Dickens coined the term in his novel, Bleak House.

Washington, D.C.

Frederick Douglass' Growlery

A stone nook where Frederick Douglass escaped the world to think, read, and write.

The Baltimore Museum of Industry.

Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore Museum of Industry

A charming tour of the umbrella, tin-can, and drinking-straw capital of the world.

Baltimore’s Painted Ladies

Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore’s Painted Ladies

These vibrant row houses are a unique example of Baltimore kitsch.

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