Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

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

Housed in the university planetarium, the thousand-strong collection of tiny towelettes includes a used one from the hosts of Car Talk.

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

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.

The world's largest commercially available hamburger is complete with 15 pounds of lettuce, 30 pounds of bacon, and 36 pounds of cheese.

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

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

With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters.

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

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

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

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.

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

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying The Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

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

Over a thousand feet beneath the Detroit streets is a subterranean metropolis few are allowed to enter.

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

It leads to a former hospital’s old root cellar.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.