Places rubysage Wants to Go

The world's largest commercially available hamburger is complete with 15 pounds of lettuce, 30 pounds of bacon, and 36 pounds of cheese.

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

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

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

The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

Trade in that pesky human soul for cold-hard circuits.

Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

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

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

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

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

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

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

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

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.