One of the largest crucifixes in the world stands 55 feet tall in a secluded, wooded area of northern Michigan.

Michigan’s most famous shoe tree.

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

A subterranean world of tunnels links several buildings of this rare 19th-century asylum.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

Talula the swan has been welcoming visitors to Elk Rapids, Michigan, for more than four decades.

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

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

The structure has welcomed visitors to this scenic harbor city on Lake Michigan for many decades.

This resort community was known as the "Black Eden of Michigan."

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.

The final resting place of a prominent Chippewa chief and several Native American children.

The statues honor the state transportation employees who've died while performing their work-related duties.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.