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Top Rated Attractions

Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
Dearborn, Michigan
254-acre mega-attraction of cars, trains, whole buildings, JFK's death car, Lincoln's death chair, Edison's last breath.
Da Yoopers Tourist Trap
Ishpeming, Michigan
Cultural center for beer guzzling, flatulent, hapless hunting Yoopers.
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
Farmington Hills, Michigan
An uber-arcade and curiosity museum, packed to bursting with fun time-wasters, including a fake version of the already-fake Cardiff Giant.
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Grand Rapids, Michigan
The center of all things Ford, exhibiting the pen he used to pardon Nixon, and the .45 Colt pistol used by "Squeaky" Fromme to try to kill him.
Giant Crucifix and Nun Doll Museum
Indian River, Michigan
At 55 feet high, the 21-ton crucifix stands taller than the surrounding trees. An accompanying free museum displays 525 nun dolls.
Hiawatha, World's Largest Indian
Ironwood, Michigan
The biggest of all big Indians -- 52 feet tall -- guards the land route into Michigan's upper peninsula.
Bishop Baraga - Shrine of the Snowshoe Priest
L'Anse, Michigan
Beloved Bishop Baraga celebrated with huge statue.
Wacky Taxidermy and Miniatures Museum
Mackinaw City, Michigan
Brandon and Julie Howey's creations include astronaut mice, a guinea pig Bigfoot, Doctor Frankensquirrel, and hundreds more.
Lakenenland: Junk Art Park
Marquette, Michigan
Ironworker Tom Lakenen filled his 37-acre park with over 100 home-made sculptures.
Dinosaur Gardens Prehistoric Zoo
Ossineke, Michigan
Classic dinosaur park with some unique twists. Don't miss Jesus -- he's inside the brontosaurus.
World's Largest Tire
Allen Park, Michigan
World's Fair retread that stands 80-ft. tall. Your head could get stuck in a tread.
The Kellogg Rejuvenators
Battle Creek, Michigan
Dr. Kellogg's health contraptions in Adventist exhibit. Get your feet vibrated.
Skellville: Skeleton Scenes
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Part folk art creation, part garden supply store. Best known for its back yard drive-thru town of skeletons.
Mighty Fist of Joe Louis
Detroit, Michigan
Sparring with the World Heavyweight Champion, this is all you'd remember before the lights go out....
Giant Cow Head
Detroit, Michigan
The head is almost as big as the abandoned ice cream stand on which it's perched.
The Heidelberg Project
Detroit, Michigan
Tyree Guyton's neighborhood was a bunch of derelict houses. Now they're works of art!
The Spirit of Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Every big city needs at least one big, mythical statue. In Detroit it's The Spirit of Detroit, 16 feet tall. He's green and holds God in one hand.
Waiting - Detroit's Eeriest Artwork?
Detroit, Michigan
17 feet tall jet black sculpture depicts an X-eyed parent and child with bulbous cartoon bodies.
Hamtramck Disneyland - Dmytro Szylak Folk Art
Hamtramck, Michigan
Retired auto worker Dmytro Szylak's eye-boggling yard art mass spins in the wind and lights up at night.
U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum
Ishpeming, Michigan
Displays are devoted to the development of the chair lift and ski waxing. American organized sport skiing started in snow-choked northern Michigan.