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In Rickwood Caverns, visitors can travel hundreds of feet underground and see beautiful formations unique to the region.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

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

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

Walk up a ramp through a forest for panoramic views of Lake Michigan.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

One of the few Cold War-era bases with many of its original structures still standing.

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

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

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

Miners in Michigan developed a taste for Cornish beef pasties, which this roadside stand has been selling since 1947.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.

Line up for ample portions of freshly caught whitefish, walleye, and perch from the Great Lakes.

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

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.