Places Maggie Mason Wants to Go

These statues pay homage to the "green corridor" of parks and wetlands.

This indie movie theater is one of only three surviving Mayan-themed theaters designed by “Detroit’s greatest theater architect.”

The world champion cow is buried within a historic old asylum.

An easy-to-reach, century-old shipwreck in shallow and crystal clear waters.

The final resting place of a prominent Chippewa chief and several Native American children.

This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.

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

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

This Native American cemetery features decades-old spirit house hidden behind pine trees and moss.

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

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

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

A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.

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

Detroit’s Eastern Market has been transformed into an outdoor museum with colorful murals that address social issues and symbolize the city.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

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