Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

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

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.

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

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

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

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.

A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

House built with over 60,000 glass bottles.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

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

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

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