Places marasta215 Wants to Go

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

This museum remembers an apocalyptic cult that became more famous for baseball than religious radicalism.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

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

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

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

A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.

To truly appreciate Detroit's landmark skyscraper, you have to step inside.

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

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

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

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

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

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.