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

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

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

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

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in rural Ohio.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.