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

This indie movie theater is one of only three surviving Mayan-themed theaters designed by “Detroit’s greatest theater architect.”

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

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

A World War II–era submarine museum where visitors can spend the night aboard.

With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters.

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

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

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.

The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.

Stop by this fifth-generation fish market and smokehouse for the catch of the day.

This picturesque beacon was built to keep boats safe shortly after the Civil War.

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

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

Part taxidermy workshop, part natural history museum this Michigan destination shows off its dead animals and helps you mount your own.

The structure has welcomed visitors to this scenic harbor city on Lake Michigan for many decades.

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

This log cabin gallery is one man's gnarly, hand-carved tribute to his favorite trees.

Locals often dress this effigy of Traverse City's founder in festive outfits.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

The world champion cow is buried within a historic old asylum.

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.