For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

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

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

This little barrel-shaped cottage by Lake Superior was once a cartoonist's summer retreat.

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

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

World's largest Christmas store.

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

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

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

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

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

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

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

A watercolor recreation of a famous fresco unearthed at Pompeii.

Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

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

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.