Places rwroberts Wants to Go

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

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

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

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

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Odawa artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

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

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

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

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

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.