An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

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

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

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

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

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

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

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

World's largest Christmas store.

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

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

These gardens recreate unique and endangered Michigan habitats.

The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.

Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

This lovely public park has an intriguing past and unique wooden bridges made of concrete.

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

An unlikely beach paradise of giant sand dunes lies between two lakes just a few minutes from Michigan's cherry country.

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

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

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