The origin of the Nixon tapes is rooted in technological incompetence as much as secrecy.

During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.

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

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

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

The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.

This protected area in Lake Huron contains some of the world’s best-preserved shipwrecks.

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

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

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

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

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

This protected reserve is home to a rare and beautiful species of flower.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.