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.

A small mountain made entirely of banded iron stone overlooking downtown Ishpeming.

“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.

On a remote island in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan, a museum of collectibles collides with a vintage toy store.

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

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

This small museum is dedicated to making sure the history of the natural ice industry doesn't melt away.

See prehistoric footprints, plus two complete mastodon skeletons.

This museum explores the history and development of dentistry and dental technology in Michigan.

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

This scenic overlook commemorates the tragic death of a soon-to-be-married lumberjack.

A restored 114-year-old railroad station heralded as the most photographed depot in the United States.

Home to over 300 antique cars and motorcycles, including Thomas Edison's Model A.

Full-sized barn houses many restored instruments.

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

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

This historic Jewish cemetery sits right in the heart of a Detroit car factory.

A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

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

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

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

World's largest Christmas store.

A quaint miniatures museum that turns its focus towards the lives of Americans in a simpler time.