A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Swing by this brightly painted former cannery on the water for a crash-course in local boating history.

Check out the Heidelberg printing presses in the workshop of an artist known for documenting the natural world on greeting cards.

A World War II–era submarine museum where visitors can spend the night aboard.

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

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

The tabby ruin is Savannah’s oldest surviving structure.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

You’ve heard of bookworms, but this small sculpture at a university library may be the world’s first bookbee.

These ornate, fish-shaped water spouts guard Savannah’s historic facades.

At this privately owned collection, conflicts are humanized through soldiers’ personal belongings.

Papier-mâché folk art recognizing horrors of slave trade.

The humble beginnings of one of America’s greatest songsmiths.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.