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A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

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

This Native American cemetery features decades-old spirit house hidden behind pine trees and moss.

Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

The very isolated Charity Island Lighthouse has been watching over Saginaw Bay since 1857.

These rural ruins are of a Midwestern hotel that was once an elegant spa for the wealthy, then a gangster’s hideaway, and finally a haunted retreat.

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

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.

The final resting place of a prominent Chippewa chief and several Native American children.

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

Built by an accountant with a dream of running a grand resort, this estate has sat vacant for over half a century.

Miners in Michigan developed a taste for Cornish beef pasties, which this roadside stand has been selling since 1947.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

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

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

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

Exhibits from an island in Lake Michigan are preserved in this hand-built cabin museum.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.