Houghton, Michigan
Dee Stadium
The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.
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Houghton, Michigan
The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.
Eagle Harbor, Michigan
On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.
Colon, Michigan
A cemetery where many of those buried had a flair for the dramatics.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Ishpeming, Michigan
A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.
Marquette, Michigan
As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.
Marquette, Michigan
Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.
Washington, D.C.
A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
George Town, Cayman Islands
The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.
West Bay, Cayman Islands
Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.
Florence, Italy
More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.
Chicago, Illinois
A monument to the art of slicing people open.
Duluth, Minnesota
A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Each year, one talented artist puts on a show sculpting twelve butter-based busts of dairy princesses.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Chicago, Illinois
Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.
Chicago, Illinois
A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.