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9 Places In Michigan You Thought Only Existed In Your Imagination

Michigan offers several surreal destinations that seem straight out of a dream.

Published May 18, 2016

Written by 

Serena Maria Daniels

Because reality can be such a drag sometimes, you have the great state of Michigan and so many places that could have easily been taken straight from your dreams.

We're talking about the destinations that are super surreal, that you would assume are fantastical. Well, they are...and they are also places you can visit anytime whenever you want to escape reality.

1. Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills

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Straight from a storybook, huh?

2. Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids

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Or maybe Alice in Wonderland?

3. Headlands International Dark Sky Park, Mackinaw City

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Like a dream world.

4. Kitch-iti-kipi, Manistique

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That can't be real... Can it?

5. Lost Lake

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More like lost in a fantasy land.

6. Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville

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A wooded space filled with art that tells the story of Michigan....yeah, total fairy tale.

7. Pictured Rocks

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Looks more like a tropical paradise than the Midwest.

8. Shipwreck Cove

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What are we, in Peter Pan?

9. Sleeping Bear Dunes

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This can't be a lakeside beach.

Pretty sweet, huh? Tell us, where are some of your favorite out of this world places in Michigan?

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