Minnesota
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When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.
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Minnesota
When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.
Cloquet, Minnesota
The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
An architecturally-focused antique shop.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
Southgate, Michigan
The world's largest commercially available hamburger is complete with 15 pounds of lettuce, 30 pounds of bacon, and 36 pounds of cheese.
Leland, Michigan
Stop by this fifth-generation fish market and smokehouse for the catch of the day.
Onekama, Michigan
Savor Great Lakes produce, fish, and spirits at this local favorite in a century-old warehouse.
Benzonia, Michigan
Check out the Heidelberg printing presses in the workshop of an artist known for documenting the natural world on greeting cards.
Beaver Island, Michigan
Once the home of a local newspaper, this small museum preserves the history of Beaver Island, from its Indigenous inhabitants to the arrival of a self-proclaimed king.
Traverse City, Michigan
This tiny island bears the name of Civil War veteran, fisherman, and local celebrity Richard Bassett.
Bay City, Michigan
This state-of-the-art planetarium takes architectural inspiration from the sun itself.
Carp Lake, Michigan
“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.
St. Ignace, Michigan
Miners in Michigan developed a taste for Cornish beef pasties, which this roadside stand has been selling since 1947.
Eau Claire, Michigan
A Michigan farm has hosted the fierce competition since 1974.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
For books about travel, whether factual or fictional, the perfect antiquarian does exist.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
One of the camera company's former manufacturing buildings is now a museum dedicated to its history.
Beaver Island, Michigan
On a remote island in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan, a museum of collectibles collides with a vintage toy store.
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Celebrating the end of winter, students gather every year at Lake Superior State University to torch a 12-foot-tall snowman.
Paradise, Michigan
These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.
Harbor Beach, Michigan
An easy-to-reach, century-old shipwreck in shallow and crystal clear waters.
Saugatuck, Michigan
This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.
Crystal Falls, Michigan
Reason for Michigan's potential diamond mine.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."
East Lansing, Michigan
Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.