The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

This saltwater swimming pool, which is the last of its kind in the United States, is slowly crumbling within sight of multiple high-end beachside hotels.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

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

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

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

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

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

Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Native American artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.

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

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

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

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

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

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

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

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district