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Artist Scott Hocking took a dilapidated 1890s barn to create his massive "Barnboat."

A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.

This state-of-the-art planetarium takes architectural inspiration from the sun itself.

A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.

Five restored historic road bridges in a park along the Kalamazoo River.

A small mountain made entirely of banded iron stone overlooking downtown Ishpeming.

This monument honors the band's impromptu performance at Cadillac highschool's homecoming decades ago.

The remains of a failed canal can be found in several towns near Lake St. Clair and is known historically as "Mason's Folly."

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

This museum was once the home of industry titan Matilda Dodge Wilson.

A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.

This memorial honors the performers who died when two trains collided.

Once a home for cows and hay, this barn has been transformed into an event cathedral.

One of the camera company's former manufacturing buildings is now a museum dedicated to its history.

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

These statues pay homage to the "green corridor" of parks and wetlands.

World's largest pet casket company brings in up to $5 million per year in revenue.

At Fountain and Division, in the shadow of Kendall College of Art and Design, lays the story of a fictional culture whose political system was used under license and who finally rebelled.

Where most of the world's flypaper was made.

This small museum is dedicated to making sure the history of the natural ice industry doesn't melt away.

On the right bank of the Grand River a plaque remembers an imaginary painter who once awaited his youth.

This museum explores the history and development of dentistry and dental technology in Michigan.

On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.

A memorial to the Potawatomi chief who allegedly ran nearly 150 miles to alert settlers of an impending attack.