This picturesque beacon was built to keep boats safe shortly after the Civil War.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

World's largest Christmas store.

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.

This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

Beautiful scenery, history, science, and physics come together in this remnant of shipping lore.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

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

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

This nearly 200-foot tall limestone stack offers visitors amazing views and a chance to meet Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.

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

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

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

This small, nautical gift shop is home to a 500-pound behemoth.

This scenic overlook commemorates the tragic death of a soon-to-be-married lumberjack.

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Odawa artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

As Ernest Hemingway scribbled notes for stories, he left a lasting impression on this bar: a charred hole where he extinguished his cigars.

Ernest Hemingway used to frequent this general store, which appears in several of his short stories.

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.