Places thisvanlifeofmine Wants to Go

This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

This historic lighthouse has been reincarnated as the perfect picnic place.

Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.

This former iron ore mine comes alive with fascinating stories of its history.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

A chaotic collection of maritime artifacts, art, and really whatever else happens to be around.

The museum houses one of the world's largest collections of glass paperweights.

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

Watch the ships come in on Michigan's 210 ft. high observation deck in Sault Ste. Marie.

A 30-foot-tall sculpture pays homage to what was once the Steering Wheel Capital of the World.

One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.

In 1953, a group of Wisconsin high school students helped build a hospital by collecting over a million pennies.

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

One of the few Cold War-era bases with many of its original structures still standing.

This small, nautical gift shop is home to a 500-pound behemoth.

This 19th-century ghost town offers a stunning view of Lake Michigan and a journey through the region's industrial past.

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

More than 150 snowmobiles fill this Michigan museum.

The longest structure of its kind ever built in Michigan.

This museum collects over a century of automobile history including the iconic car from The Muppet Movie.