Sometimes the view in a photograph sends chills down your spine. The image is just that powerful. And Michigan has plenty of places that inspire that spectacular awe. While a photo can’t really do these vistas justice, they’re still quite breathtaking, and they may even encourage you to experience these spots in real life.
Have a look-see…
- Grand Portal Point, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Alexander Wrege/Flickr If you can brave the rough terrain on the hike to this spot, you may not be able to handle the view.
- Log Slide Overlook, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
shatteredhaven/Flickr This 300-foot-high sand dune provides you with stunning views over Lake Superior and the Grand Sable Banks and Dunes.
- Arch Rock, Mackinac Island
Andrew McFarlane/Flickr This natural limestone arch stands at 146 feet above Lake Huron.
- Coach Insignia, Detroit (Update: PERMANENTLY CLOSED)
james/Flickr You’ll appreciate the immensity that is metro Detroit (and Windsor!) from the vantage point of the fine dining restaurant Coach Insignia, which sits on the 72nd floor of the Renaissance Center.
- Green Point Overlook, Frankfort
jimflix!/Flickr About an hour’s drive from Traverse City is where you’ll find this spectacular view.
- Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor
larrysphatpage/Flickr It’s the largest stadium in the country (the second largest in the world) and has seating capacity for more than 100,000. So yeah, the views in this space might be a little… Overwhelming.
- Porcupine Mountains, Ontonagon County
Chris Heald/Flickr Probably one of the most photographed vistas in the UP, this view is overwhelming for a different reason.
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Abhijit Bhatwadekar/Flickr Named the most beautiful place in America by Good Morning America, the views here will take your breath away.
- Warren Dunes State Park
Tom Gill/Flickr We just love this image because it really puts into perspective the enormity that is Warren Dunes State Park.
Gorgeous and a little… Unsettling, huh? Tell us though, where are some of your favorite Michigan spots that give you that terrifyingly amazing feeling?
Alexander Wrege/Flickr
If you can brave the rough terrain on the hike to this spot, you may not be able to handle the view.
shatteredhaven/Flickr
This 300-foot-high sand dune provides you with stunning views over Lake Superior and the Grand Sable Banks and Dunes.
Andrew McFarlane/Flickr
This natural limestone arch stands at 146 feet above Lake Huron.
james/Flickr
You’ll appreciate the immensity that is metro Detroit (and Windsor!) from the vantage point of the fine dining restaurant Coach Insignia, which sits on the 72nd floor of the Renaissance Center.
jimflix!/Flickr
About an hour’s drive from Traverse City is where you’ll find this spectacular view.
larrysphatpage/Flickr
It’s the largest stadium in the country (the second largest in the world) and has seating capacity for more than 100,000. So yeah, the views in this space might be a little… Overwhelming.
Chris Heald/Flickr
Probably one of the most photographed vistas in the UP, this view is overwhelming for a different reason.
Abhijit Bhatwadekar/Flickr
Named the most beautiful place in America by Good Morning America, the views here will take your breath away.
Tom Gill/Flickr
We just love this image because it really puts into perspective the enormity that is Warren Dunes State Park.
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