During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

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

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

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.

Once the home of a local newspaper, this small museum preserves the history of Beaver Island, from its Indigenous inhabitants to the arrival of a self-proclaimed king.

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

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

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

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

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

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

More than 150 snowmobiles fill this Michigan museum.

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

A statue honors the genius who allegedly first took a meatball and made it into a hamburger.

The secluded resting place of a local historical figure who perished during the sinking of the Titanic.

The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

This animatronic Christmas village within an industrial park creates a whimsical juxtaposition.

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.