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

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

Just below the surface, shrimp are producing temperatures hotter than the sun.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Known as the most resilient water tower in the region.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

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

Once a home for cows and hay, this barn has been transformed into an event cathedral.

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

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

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

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.