I have a testimonial/help for the person asking about places in southeastern Michigan! In Irish Hills, along US 12 is a series abandoned roadside attractions, my favorite being Prehistoric Forest. It was active during the 60s and it went through a trial rival period in the late 90s before being shut down in about 2000. As of right now the 30(?) acre property is for sale and scattered with decaying fiberglass dinosaurs. I went in explored in July. I was nervous, it was my first time exploring such a place and there was a no trespassing sign and I had read online there is a motion detector. However, we parked the car alongside the fence and got out to look around and no one really bothered us. We don’t go far back as others usually do; I think the only way back to the rest of the property (I found) was to cross a bridge which I didn’t feel was safe enough, plus I was beginning to feel the wear on our welcome. Only a few statues are visible without going over the bridge, more existed previously but were removed in 2009 for a senior high school prank. None the less it was a very fun experience and highly recommend it! There is a photoset of some of the pictures we took on my flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56097707@N06/). Also on US 12 all within a few miles of Prehistoric Forest are other abandoned attractions such as Stagecoach Stop which was having a garage sale the weekend we drove up to the Forest, and I seriously regret not stopping, as well as famed Observation Towers which are incredibly impressive from the road. I plan on going back to explore these as well as deeper into the Forest. I hope this helps! If you do some digging on google you can get an address for Prehistoric Forest and use it for a mapquest!

Egads, how could I forget about Prehistoric Forest?  I’ve even did an article about it.  XD