Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

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

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

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

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

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

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

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

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

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

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

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

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

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

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

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

At the top of a local ski mountain is a hidden cemetery containing the graves of just two soldiers.

This museum in the woods evokes the work and lives of Michigan's 19-century lumberjacks.