Places Turtlegirljo Wants to Go

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.

Weighing 30,000 pounds, this monument represents Detroit's first industrial era.

When beetles destroyed these trees, they found new life as fantasy sculptures.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

For books about travel, whether factual or fictional, the perfect antiquarian does exist.

The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.

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

Classic burger joint that’s been serving up sliders since 1952.

This historic suspension bridge is one of three remaining swinging bridges in Michigan, and one of the few swinging bridges left in North America.

This early 20th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

This quaint stretch of road is the final resting place for hundreds of America's four-legged veterans.

An easy-to-reach, century-old shipwreck in shallow and crystal clear waters.

This enormous fish commemorates the unplanned release of brown trout into a Michigan river.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

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

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