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An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

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

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

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

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

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

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

Egyptian Revival obelisks still rise over the old mine shafts.

Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

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

Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.

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

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

Patrick Dougherty's fantastic living tree sculptures, mind-blowing but temporary.

Whether his story is true or not, Stiffy Green is the most beloved bulldog in all of Indiana.

Tombstones carved to look like tree trunks are used for multiple generations of family members.

This Indiana walk of fame honors music legends with record-shaped plaques in the pavement.

The chiseled jaw of this forgotten American hero still stands tall in a small Indiana town.

The largest historic preservation organization in the United States.

A large collection of motorbikes with some impressive gems.

A collection of over 2000 air-moving devices of all kinds displayed in the Fanimation headquarters.

A singular collection of hand-built art deco cars are held in a building with style to match.