Places mimigarcia82 Wants to Go

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

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

A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

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

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

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

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

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

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

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

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

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

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

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.