Places Shelbyyy Wants to Go

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

A monument to the legacy of the man who created Spongebob Squarepants at the school where his passion for art and marine biology began.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

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

Every winter, water dripping from a pole creates an ever-changing ice sculpture.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

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

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying the Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

This replica of Michigan's mighty Mackinac Bridge is more than 200 times smaller than its northern counterpart.

A small rural town hides Indiana's tallest waterfall.

This former office building has been transformed into an immersive music venue and art space.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

The first artificial white water river course in North America cuts right through an Indiana city.

This midcentury chapel is a bold architectural statement and a symbol of Indiana's Lutheran heritage.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.