Nicknamed the "Grand Canyon of the North," this open-pit mine in Minnesota has a much shorter history.

The very isolated Charity Island Lighthouse has been watching over Saginaw Bay since 1857.

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

This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.

A Northwoods sporting competition that shows lumber jacks doing much more than cutting down trees.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

Centuries-old columns from French monasteries provide structure for this courtyard within an Ohio art museum.

A one-stop shop for all things snowmobile, started by a snowmobile-obsessed group of friends in Wisconsin.

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

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

This missionary's legacy looms large over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—literally.

The birthplace of professional hockey on the shores of Portage Lake.

The largest ski jump in the Western Hemisphere hasn't hosted skiers in decades.

A larger-than-life version of the hat beloved by hunters, outdoorsmen, and Holden Caulfield.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

This quirky roadside attraction provides insight into Minnesota's logging history.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

This 25-foot-tall statue was built as a protest to a property dispute.

Originally built by the Works Progress Administration, this park was recently saved from demolition.